Religious slaughter: Should animals be stunned before slaughter?

1. Holland, BBC November 30, 2011, by Raffi Berg.“The slaughter of conscious
animals was widely abandoned in the 20th Century and is now practiced
mainly in the Jewish and Muslim communities. Consumers increasingly
expect animals to be stunned before death - but would banning other
slaughter methods be an unacceptable violation of religious rights?”
Read the entire article:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14779271
This article demonstrates a very interesting discussion on a highly political
issue. Religious and non-religious groups try to find the answer whether or
not animals should be stunned before slaughter. Scientific proof that
animals should be stunned is openly questioned or rejected by religious
leaders who argue that conventional stunning is torture.
Both camps try to underline their arguments with examples and opinions
based on science. In discussion between welfare specialists and religious
groups, only the aspect of slaughter for human consumption is discussed.
In the discussions, slaughter animals during outbreak situations are
completely ignored. In the past, the lack of practical solutions has lead to
panic reactions during of large-scale outbreaks. In worst-case
situationsanimals are bulldozed alive, under a thick layer of earth when
there are no tools available for mass depopulation operations.
It would be interesting to find out if the N2GF method could be applied for
large-scale outbreaks, guaranteeing that animals are stunned and
slaughtered without noticing that they are stunned and slaughtered…
For more information:www.n2gf.com