Commercial Halal Slaughter

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Commercial Halal Slaughter Science and Religion.

• By
• Hamid Ahmad,
• Ex-Head, Meat Research Laboratory, Pakistan
  Council of Scientific Industrial Research
  (PCSIR), Govt. of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Member, Halal Food Standards Technical Committee,
  
• Pakistan Standards Quality Control Authority
  (PSQCA), Ministry of Science Technology, Govt.
  of Pakistan

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Rituality and Science Interface in Halal
Slaughter

• The procedure followed for Halal Slaughter of
  an animal is purely a part of the religious way
  of life for a Muslim, as prescribed in the Holy
  Book (Quraan) and explained in the sayings of
  the Prophet (Hadith).
• However, the aftermath of the sequence of
  physiological, neurological and biochemical
  changes that accrue in the animal body at
  slaughter due to its death, follow the rules
  of natural sciences.
• So, here lies the interface of obedient following
  of faith in a ritual performance, irrespective of
  the consequences and the rules of natural
  science.
• The science part is measurable while the other is
  sacred act of belief to be measured in the
  hereafter.

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Three Essentials of Halal slaughterNo Compromise

• Animal should be alive and healthy at the time of
  slaughter.
• Uttering the Invocation The name of Allah / God
  should be invoked at the time of cutting the neck
  of the animal.
• Maximum possible blood should be allowed to flow
  / let from the carcass.

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Islamic Animal Welfare Code of Animals and at
Halal Slaughter

• Gentle handling, neck cut with sharp knife,
  killing not in sight, no beating no unnecessary
  suffering to animals at all times.
• In practice the religious code of AW is ignored.
• Some reasons lack of will on the part of
  authorities., training, ignorance, illiteracy,
  poverty, carelessness overriding human
  miseries.
• Ignoring of these injunctions, sometimes, makes
  meat (Makrooh-not for Muslim consumption).

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Two Strong Religious Beliefs of Muslims about
Halal Slaughter

• No.1. Muslim scholars, intellectuals and even
  common man believe that only Halal method of
  slaughter leads to maximum bleed out to give safe
  healthy meat.
• No.2. Halal slaughter causes no or less pain to
  the animal as compared to any other method of
  slaughter.
• Note
• These beliefs have been and are held
  irrespective of science.

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Halal Slaughter and Stunning Making Animals
Unconscious Before Slaughter- To Lessen or
Eliminate Pain Animal Sufferings

• Halal Slaughter of Animals is a religious act.
  Science is secondary in it. Science can enter
  only if where it does not interfere with
  religious essentials.
• Stunning is performed to induce unconsciousness
  and insensibility in animals so that shackling,
  hoisting and slaughter can be carried out without
  causing the animal any avoidable pain, suffering
  or distress.
• But stunning injures the animal so animal is
  not healthy anymore. In some cases may Kill -so
  in that case the animal not alive at Halal
  neck-cut.
• Some scholars even say it amounts to causing pain
  to the animal twice or killing the animal twice.

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Continued - Halal Slaughter and Stunning---

• So, it is accepted and applied in some Muslim
  countries.
• Mechanical Stunning is said to cause shock waves
  and subsequently destroys part of the brain
  resulting in a loss of consciousness. It is often
  considered permanent. So, it does not seem to
  have any place in Halal system.
• However, electrical stunning is said to cause
  epileptic seizure fits due to a substantial
  depolarisation of the neurons leading further to
  unconsciousness. Repolarisation occurs in
  controlled elect. stunning and animal may regain
  if not slaughtered within seconds.

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Global Halal Market

• With the global Halal food market currently
  valued at almost US760 billion (source
  HalalFocus.com), the demand for raw materials and
  ingredients that can be fully certified as Halal
  is higher than ever before and rapidly growing.
• Muslim consumers increasingly expect assurance
  that food and beverages fully comply with Islamic
  preparation requirements from the very start of
  the manufacturing process, creating increased
  pressure to source ingredients from suppliers
  that are certified by recognized Halal
  organizations.
• Chr. Hansen offer Halal certified meat cultures,
• Meat International, e-Edition, Sat. 07,Jan. 2010

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