Halal Slaughtering Guidelines
Animal Preparation For Slaughtering
Animals sent for slaughter should be free of feces, urine and mud. Animals with dirt should be cleaned in paddocks
where available.
Animals to be slaughtered shall be led into the slaughter area by trained personnel through a corridor using humane
methods. At the end of the corridor that animals are led through for slaughtering, it should be ensured that animals
waiting in the line are prevented from seeing those being slaughtered, with the help of a movable curtain or a partition
system.
where available.
Animals to be slaughtered shall be led into the slaughter area by trained personnel through a corridor using humane
methods. At the end of the corridor that animals are led through for slaughtering, it should be ensured that animals
waiting in the line are prevented from seeing those being slaughtered, with the help of a movable curtain or a partition
system.
Slaughtering Process
The animal shall be slaughtered, after having been raised or laid on its left side facing Kiblah Care shall be given to
reduce suffering of the animal while it is being raised or laid and not to be kept waiting much in that position.
Slaughtering shall be done only once to each animal. The “sawing action” of the slaughtering is permitted as long as
the slaughtering knife shall not be lifted off the animal during the slaughter.
The act of Halal slaughter shall begin with an incision on the neck at some point just below the glottis (Adam‟s apple)
and after the glottis for long necked animals.
At the time of slaughtering the animals, the slaughterer shall utter tasmiyah “BISMILLAH” which means “In the Name of
Allah” and he shall not mention any name other than Allah otherwise this make it non-Halal, mentioning the name of
Allah shall be on each and every carcass “Zabiha” (slaughtered animal).
reduce suffering of the animal while it is being raised or laid and not to be kept waiting much in that position.
Slaughtering shall be done only once to each animal. The “sawing action” of the slaughtering is permitted as long as
the slaughtering knife shall not be lifted off the animal during the slaughter.
The act of Halal slaughter shall begin with an incision on the neck at some point just below the glottis (Adam‟s apple)
and after the glottis for long necked animals.
At the time of slaughtering the animals, the slaughterer shall utter tasmiyah “BISMILLAH” which means “In the Name of
Allah” and he shall not mention any name other than Allah otherwise this make it non-Halal, mentioning the name of
Allah shall be on each and every carcass “Zabiha” (slaughtered animal).