Halal, is it meat you're looking for?

[Zbornak]

Can anyone explain what people are up in arms about over halal animals that have been stunned before being slaughtered?

Isn't the same method used for non-halal meat except for reciting some religious verses?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/may/07/halal-meat-restaurant-menus-humane-slaughter

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ers-say-clearer-labelling-needed-9330471.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-ritually-slaughtered-meat-dont-label-it.html

Comments for the Daily Fail article are depressing.

 

[Zbornak]

I personally don't care whether my meat is labelled halal or not. All that I hope for is that the animal is reared properly and was unconscious when it was slaughtered - halal or not halal.

 

[Zbornak]

In the eyes of hardcore Islamic groups stunning the animal stops it from being Halal and is plain wrong, however most groups are okay with it being "lightly" stunned.

In order for meat to be considered halal it must meet the standards set out by the official UK Halal Food Authority, which means capacitive bolt guns are a nono. Cows have to be stunned via a method called "Electric Tong Stun" which basically KO's it for 15-20 secs so it's throat can be slashed easily. The issue many have with this is it then takes it a further 2-3 minutes to die, in agony.

Why does it take 2-3 minutes for the cow to die in agony when surely it'll looses consciousness within about 10 seconds like most animals who have throat arteries severed?

 

[Zbornak]

kosher slaughter is the same is not? what's the difference?

From an animals perspective, it's the same.

 

[Zbornak]

I've been eating at GBK for a few months, I did some looking on their website today after all this came up turns out their chicken is halal.

Not that I actually eat the chicken anyway but its the princible, Five Guys is nicer anyway.

I don't have a Five Guys near me so I'll have to settle with Muslamic burgers as a matter of convenience.