Ritual slaughter
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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.
15th c. depiction of Jewish ritual slaughter of animals for consumption
Stunning
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Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, with or without killing the animal, when or immediately prior to slaughtering them for food.
Medieval stunning using a mallet
Blueprint for a slaughterhouse designed by Benjamin Ward Richardson, published 1908.
Sheep at Maidstone cattle market, Kent, 1944
Modern captive bolt device