Quote by Karoocpl
Just to clear up the "meat" comment, it is in the interest off all abbattoirs to slaughter animals as humanely as possible any stress causes the meat to be tainted!
No abbattoir I have visited (been to quite a few) kills an animal by cutting the throat all are killed by stun gun then bled.
Some of the smaller operations are the most modern in the country and why an experienced stunner would need 2 shots is beyond me.
Actually speak from a position of knowledge not heresay, remember the EU has the most stringent rules for export and inspect all parts of an operation hoping to export and yes u guessed it most exporting operations are the small guys.
Hi just to help clear up. The places that do slaughter by cutting their throats could be for Halaal puropses as Muslims have it done that way. They say a prayer first before cutting the throat. The two main arteries and jugular should be cut within 3 slicing movements. Anything more and the animal suffers. The animal is then hung upside down so all the blood runs out of the animal. The other animals are kept away from the place where the throats gets cut as to have them relaxex as possible. This also helps with the meat not being tough.
I hope this helps.
