Rabbi Rafi Eis is the Executive Director at The Herzl Institute. In light of this new video exposing the gouging second cuts—and Agriprocessors’ quite different conduct during the tour—Dr. These are not about animal welfare, but about inculcating human respect for animal life (Nachmanides, Deuteronomy 22:3). When Dr. Grandin inspected the facility in 2006, the plant showed her slaughter that did not include a second cut at all, and she gave them her approval. However, in what appears to be a compromise by the Islamic community, another style of Halal slaughter predominates in Australia – reversible stunning. Kosher slaughter, or shechita, is performed by a person known as a shochet, who has received special education and instruction in the requirements of shechita. Other biblical laws along these lines are the prohibitions against slaughtering a mother and child animal on the same day (Leviticus 22:28) and against sending away the mother bird prior to collecting her eggs. The animal is not stunned during slaughter, while its neck is cut and it is bled out. Additionally, kosher laws prohibit the consumption of certain parts of an animal, and require an incredibly rigorous inspection (bedika) of the organs post-slaughter, and a full purgation of residual blood (koshering) through salting or broiling. A worker ripped into conscious cows’ throats with a metal node hook in order to make the bleeding process go faster. The ruling supports the requirement that animals being slaughtered should first be stunned, a practice forbidden in both Judaism and Islam. … I’ve seen kosher slaughter really done right, so the problem here is not kosher slaughter. In Genesis, man is given dominion over the animals. We appeal to you when deciding on ritual slaughter to take into account the facts established by numerous research [into the method of slaughter],” the letter says. Cows aren’t the only ones who are being abused by Agriprocessors. This prohibition is not about animal pain; rather, it forces man to reckon with the value of animal life. But this too is problematic. will stop the practice by the end of September.” Its highest judicial body, the European Court of Justice, has issued a ruling upholding the ban on kosher and halal ritual slaughter in two regions of Belgium. Kosher slaughter, or shechita, is performed by a person known as a shochet, who has received special education and instruction in the requirements of shechita. Indeed, as PETA itself has acknowledged, shechita is more humane than the common non-kosher form of shooting the animal in the head with a captive bolt, for reasons noted above. Thus, while kosher meat is halal, halal meat is not kosher. CC BY 2.0 CC BY 2.0 In conversation with the BVA, I learned that they would hope for a ban on slaughtering without mechanical stunning to be “Europe-wide”, making the availability of fresh … Join the conversation and make a contribution today. Donald G. Mcneil Jr, “Inquiry Finds Lax Federal Inspections at Kosher Meat Plant,” The New York Times , March 10, 2006. The method of shechita (kosher slaughter) has been twisted and distorted by anti-Semites for various tales of blood libel and theologically mandated cruelty allegedly practiced by Jews down the ages. Agriprocessors declared bankruptcy and former owner Sholom Rubashkin was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for financial fraud. No good reason what so ever for this practice to be allowed to continue in 2020, other than outdated America’s 1958 Humane Slaughter Act, which also requires pre-slaughter electric shock, asserts, based on scientific research, that this type of ritual slaughter generates equivalent pain to pre-slaughter electric stunning. This permission, however, can never lead to cruelty. Dr. Holly Cheever, a large-animal veterinarian, stated, “This method of slaughter as depicted on this tape is brutal and should be amended to provide a humane end for these animals.” The USDA inspected Local Pride, and management agreed to stop using the node hook on conscious cows. The cut must be in an area of the neck that has fewer pain nerves. The prohibition is focused on training human character. “Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. The animal must be slaughtered with care and compassion, while the slaughterer is fully aware of the seriousness of the act that he is performing. Instead, the Bible also prohibits consuming these limbs, even if they get amputated by accident. In the aftermath of the flood, God changes the relationship between man and animal, and declares that “Every creature that lives shall be yours to eat; as with the green grasses, I give you all these” (Genesis 9:3). kosher slaughter, and handling in connection with such slaughter, as hu-mane, and consequently fails to provide any regulation over this method of killing. The USDA told the plant to immediately stop this procedure and determined that Agriprocessors employees “had engaged in acts of inhumane slaughter.” The Orthodox Union (OU), the agency that certifies Agriprocessors’ products as kosher, also told Agriprocessors to stop removing the cows’ tracheas and to stun any animals who remained conscious after throat-slitting. A spokesman for Agriprocessors, Menachem Lubinsky, said kosher slaughter was handled by Orthodox Jewish certifying authorities at the plant and company managers were not directly involved. Halal slaughter performed with short knives and multiple hacking cuts resulted in a vigorous reaction from cattle. Kosher slaughter addresses this concern as well. For halal (Muslim) slaughter, there are no knife-design requirements. Current subscribers: You will continue to receive e-mail unless you explicitly opt out by clicking, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Cows remained conscious for as long as two minutes after their throats were cut open. The people who work there are often treated like machines, too, and denied health care. Both halal and kosher ways of killing are now illegal in the southern region of Flanders, where animals now have to be electronically stunned before they can be killed. But undercover PETA investigations have revealed that Agriprocessors, the world’s largest glatt kosher slaughterhouse, has been ignoring both the Jewish commitment to compassion and federal law—and animals endure prolonged suffering and nightmarish deaths as a result. Meet a Monkey Used for Breeding and Experiments, NBA Star Enes Kanter Says, ‘Change Cannot Wait’—Go Vegan, The Best Part of 2020: 8 HUGE Animal Rights Achievements, Victory! I’ve been in at least 30 other kosher slaughter plants, and I had never ever seen that kind of procedure done before. The Orthodox Union (O.U.) Agriprocessors also pleaded guilty to 83 counts of child-labor violations. Its highest judicial body, the European Court of Justice, has issued a ruling upholding the ban on kosher and halal ritual slaughter in two regions of Belgium. The traditional form of Halal slaughter involves no pre-stunning and therefore it is particularly inhumane. For halal (Muslim) slaughter, there are no knife-design requirements. The cut severs the trachea, esophagus, and carotid arteries so the animal quickly slips into death from blood loss. Halal slaughter performed with short knives and multiple hacking cuts resulted in a vigorous reaction from cattle. That the CJEU prohibits shechita, but has little problem with hunting for sport, highlights its moral hypocrisy. On December 17, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld Belgium’s ban on ritual slaughter (shechita for Jews and dhabīḥah for Muslims). Kosher slaughter similarly has a dual requirement. Two regions of Belgium are banning kosher and halal slaughter, arguing that not using stunning is cruel. Further, alleviating animal pain overrides certain Sabbath prohibitions (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 305:19). He is taking a life. Rabbi Judah the Prince is permitted to slaughter livestock, but he is punished for his lack of compassion, which leads him to misunderstand the role of animals. The plant is now under new ownership and operates as Agri Star. The USDA again cited Agriprocessors for violating the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. The animal is killed with a swift, surgical cut with an unblemished, razor-sharp knife. The cut severs the trachea, esophagus, and carotid arteries so the animal quickly slips into death from blood loss. If he ignores the act that he is doing, he will first become indifferent to the death that he causes and eventually cruel. We found that cows were still allowed to remain conscious and in extreme pain for up to two minutes after their throats were slit. This dual prohibition gives two complementary messages. This comes with one caveat, that man “must not, however, eat flesh with its life-blood in it” (9:4). But it also reflects an overly narrow conception of what we owe to animals. This is an answer I’ve written recently to a similar question: > There are so many bigots who oppose it just in the name of anti-Islam. Some claim that kosher slaughter can, in principle, be relatively painless, while others contend that cutting the throat of a conscious animal is always inhumane. told JTA that it “expects that all slaughterhouses certified by the O.U. However, the Rambam explicitly permits upright slaughter, and the Orthodox Union as well as all other major kosher certifiers in the United States accept upright slaughter. Read our investigator’s notes. Today’s kosher meat comes from the same abusive factory farms as all other meat. Exemptions from pre-slaughter stunning requirements A small number of abattoirs in Australia have been granted permission from the relevant State or Territory food authority to conduct religious slaughter without prior stunning – for either Kosher or Halal purposes (although the vast majority of Halal slaughter includes prior stunning). Grandin made a new assessment of Agriprocessors, stating, “The undercover video clearly showed that when they think nobody is looking, they do bad things in this plant.” Dr. Grandin asserted that the plant should install a live video monitor to be reviewed by a third party auditor to prevent further cruelty. In July 2018, the largest U.S. kosher certifier announced that it would no longer accept meat slaughtered with the “shackle and hoist” method. Sadly this is commonly practised in Islamic countries. Meat certified as kosher is being slaughtered overseas using techniques that many consider inhumane. Their purpose is not to be human food, but rather to “be fertile and increase on earth” (Genesis 9:17). is concerned with minimizing pain, but in the process allows the human character to become indifferent to the loss of animal life. The world’s foremost expert on slaughter methods, Dr. Temple Grandin, told Mason City, Iowa’s Globe Gazette, “I thought it was the most disgusting thing I’d ever seen. PETA wrote to company officials and asked them to take steps to make certain that cruelty was not occurring. Its precise instructions for kosher slaughter minimize animal pain while also ensuring that humans keep their indifference and cruelty at bay. God’s command to Noah, however, has a second critical message, and one that the CJEU ignores at its own peril. First Things depends on its subscribers and supporters. Jewish law, in fact, requires the butcher to see the loss of life (Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, chapter 17). OSHA cited Agriprocessors for 39 worker safety violations in March 2008. Belgium's ban reflects a deficient understanding of religious tolerance. This differs from animal sacrifices that involve slaughtering animals, often in the context of rituals, for purposes other than mere food production. Agriprocessors’ attorney, Nathan Lewin, wrote back to us, claiming that “neither Jewish law or ‘common decency’ is being violated in the Agriprocessors plant.” The tone of this letter was not convincing, so we sent an undercover investigator to see for ourselves. In light of the cruel conduct at Agriprocessors, PETA also investigated Local Pride, a slaughterhouse in Gordon, Nebraska, that was owned by the Rubashkins (the owners of Agriprocessors) in May 2007. PETA returned to Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa, in August 2008 and caught workers continuing to make “second cuts” (hacking holes in the open wounds in cows’ necks after the shochet had already cut their throats). Humans are now permitted to consume animals as they would vegetation. The Bible requires that both man and animal increase their life on earth. But God qualifies and tells man that he gave “every seed-bearing plant that is upon all the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit; they shall be yours for food” (Genesis 1:29). The UK Government has responded to the calls; a spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs said, “We will continue work with stakeholders on issues such as labeling, slaughter practices, and transparency of demand for non … New EU legislation , which comes into force at the beginning of 2013 says that religious practices must be respected in the area of animal rights – though Poland can still opt out of the new law. According to Jewish law, the verse also prohibits eating any limb severed prior to death (Maimonides, Laws of Kings and Wars, 9:1). [20] Haladah ( חלדה ; covering, digging, or burying) - The knife must be drawn over the throat so that the back of the knife is at all times visible while shechita is being performed. Workers removed identification tags by mutilating live cows’ ears. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For this reason, Jewish law prohibits hunting for sport, which degrades and harms animals (Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, Responsa Nodah bi-Yehudah [first series], Yoreh De'ah, #10). The same Jewish law that has been deemed inhumane by the European Union does far more to prevent animal cruelty than Belgium’s law. Julia Preston, “Kosher Plant Is Accused of Inhumane Slaughter,” The New York Times, September 4, 2008. Kosher slaughter, by principle, and as performed today in the United States, is humane. This enables the slaughterer to fully appreciate what he is doing. This does not just mean that the animal must be dead prior to consumption. Just two weeks prior to PETA’s August 2008 undercover investigation, Agriprocessors gave a private tour to selected rabbis, community leaders, and reporters, and video footage from that tour shows slaughter done without a second cut at all. The animal is killed with a swift, surgical cut with an unblemished, razor-sharp knife. The act of snuffing out animal life can lead to human cruelty, and this must be prevented. The shochet kills the animal with a quick, deep stroke across the throat with a sharp knife. On paper, it's supposed to protect animals from inhumane slaughter. Kosher slaughter is extra cruel/inhumane. The Jewish newspaper The Forward published an article detailing the horrors of working conditions at the Agriprocessors slaughterhouse, including virtually no safety training, severe injuries that required amputations, frequent verbal harassment, and very low wages. Targeted for banning as inhumane; knives used for kosher slaughter. Log in or subscribe to join the conversation. Maimonides, the great medieval Talmudist and philosopher, explains “that it is prohibited to cut off a limb of a living animal and eat it, because such an act would produce and develop cruelty” (Guide for the Perplexed III:48). Man must be a vegetarian. The E.U. First, while humanity may now consume flesh, the animal’s life and welfare must be respected. When PETA received complaints that this wasn’t the case at Agriprocessors—a massive Iowa slaughterhouse that produces Rubashkin’s, Aaron’s Best, and Iowa’s Best meats—and that both kosher law and federal law were being violated, we took action. Not only must the animal be slaughtered in precise fashion; if it is killed in any other way, it may not be eaten. Halal and Kosher are terms often heard in the context of meat and dairy, and although it's common knowledge that the terms refer to guidelines on what can be consumed and what cannot, few know what either really means, let alone how they differ. (Of course, the CJEU based its decision on other scientific evidence, which is indeed conflicting.). As well as the Flanders region of Belgium, Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Denmark have all recently banned halal and kosher slaughter methods. PETA’s first investigation at Agriprocessors in 2004 revealed almost 300 instances of inhumane slaughter, in which cows’ sensitive faces were shocked with electric prods, fully conscious cattle had their tracheas and esophagi ripped from their throats with meat hooks or knives, and they writhed in pools of their own blood, trying desperately to stand up for up to three minutes as blood poured from their throats. Cows were handled improperly, resulting in fear and stress just prior to slaughter. After a May 2008 federal raid of the plant over immigration violations, 76 percent of the 968 Agriprocessors employees were found to be using false or fraudulent Social Security numbers that were allegedly supplied by plant management. A Belgian ban on kosher and halal slaughter of animals without being stunned has been backed by the European Court of Justice, which rejected objections by religious groups. In the name of animal rights, Belgium had required that animals be rendered unconscious prior to slaughter—a practice that runs counter to Jewish and Muslim law. In kosher slaughter, a straight, razor-sharp knife that is twice the width of the throat is required, and the cut must be made in a single continuous motion. Regardless, kosher slaughter may be very brutal in practice, as scandals have shown. India Strengthens Ban on Importing Cosmetics Tested on Animals. EU ban on 'inhumane' halal and kosher meat HALAL meat could be banned in Britain under EU plans to curb animal cruelty. Kosher slaughter is intended to minimize animals’ suffering. In some instances, it’s been shown to be much worse. By submitting this form, you are agreeing to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal info in accordance with our privacy policy as well as to receiving e-mails from us. Experts in animal welfare, veterinary medicine, and slaughter systems reviewed the disturbing footage recorded inside the slaughterhouse and noted the following: PETA’s footage led several experts to condemn the company’s practices. Once humans are allowed to eat meat, they must also have additional training to respect the life of the animal. This, however, would be neutral since I’m an atheist. Rabbis, scholars, animal welfare experts, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors have all spoken out about the extreme cruelty that our undercover investigator was able to capture on tape. When performed properly, shechita appears all but painless and quickly renders the animal unconscious. The shochet kills the animal with a quick, deep stroke across the throat with a sharp knife. In fact, it’s cleaner: the meat would contain Kosher slaughter does not comply with this standard. Halal Comments are visible to subscribers only. Were God merely concerned with animal pain, the Bible would have just prohibited the ripping off of animal limbs while the animal was alive. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE, — Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind. to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. Dr. Temple Grandin has stated that these gouging, circular cuts cause the cows pain and suffering. The problem here is a plant that is doing everything wrong they can do wrong.”. For halal (Muslim) slaughter, there are no knife-design requirements. Man may kill animals to support human life, like for food, shelter, and therapeutic medical experimentation. And kosher slaughter is a quicker process. In kosher slaughter, a straight, razor-sharp knife that is twice the width of the throat is required, and the cut must be made in a single continuous motion. Man is superior to the animals because he is created in God’s image, but at this stage, no sentient life is to be slaughtered for food. Terms for automated texts/calls from PETA: iy_2021; im_01; id_05; ih_20; imh_23; i_epoch:1609907037914, py_2020; pm_10; pd_28; ph_11; pmh_03; p_epoch:1603908213586, link-block; link-block_link-block; bodystr, pn_tstr:Wed Oct 28 11:03:33 PST 2020; pn_epoch:1603908213586, https://www.peta.org/features/agriprocessors/. And at the end of the book of Jonah, God expresses concern for the welfare of animals as well as humans (4:11). The CJEU certainly has much to learn about morality from the Bible—not just about the primacy of faith, but about the dignity of all creatures. But Jewish and Muslim leaders say their traditions minimize an animal’s suffering. Kosher slaughter, by principle, and as performed today in the United States, is humane. Kosher slaughter addresses this concern as well. The next verse similarly commands the animals to be herbivores. I couldn’t believe it. Unlike vegetation, both man and animal are sentient life and it would be a violation of that sanctity to consume them. Ritual slaughter is the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in the context of a ritual.Ritual slaughter involves a prescribed practice of slaughtering an animal for food production purposes. Slaughter must engender some animal pain and both methods adequately minimize it. Who Is Dorothy? The Bible, however, focuses on promoting life. Stay up to date on the latest vegan trends and get breaking animal rights news delivered straight to your inbox! In kosher slaughter, a straight, razor-sharp knife that is twice the width of the throat is required, and the cut must be made in a single continuous motion. Stunning the animal before killing it allows the butcher to disregard the weightiness of his act. The cut must be in an area of the neck that has fewer pain nerves. 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