Muslims can only eat meat from permissible animals (that do not include pigs, predators and generally scavengers) that are killed in a humane and appreciative manner. A third of all meat and poultry sold in the UK is halal and sold in many restaurants, takeaways and high street supermarkets. Similar to Jewish Kosher, Islam requires Muslims to make a sharp incision across the throat of an animal from ear to ear. This common practice has been challenged by some to be inhumane and believed to cause the animal prolonged suffering.
On the contrary, independent scientific proof published in German veterinary journals from as far back as the early 1970's have found the ritual cutting method to be superior to electocuting animals with a high voltage device. Immediately after the cut blood is pumped out of the body by the heart and the animal quickly falls into unconciousness. Toxins and bacteria residing in the blood are expelled with chances of infections minimised, including the transmission of mad cow disease, and has a side effect of allowing the animal meat to be preserved longer. A summary of findings are related below. Dr Zakir Naik explains some of the benefits here and IslamOnline.net provides another enlightening article in response to a raised question here.
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