Kosher and Halal meat

[whatkyndylan]

In the past I have gone for Kosher certified meat if I had a choice. I did this not because I was Jewish because I am not really religious at all. I went for Kosher meat and other foods because that usually means the meat or food has an extra level of care and quality control. This means that Kosher foods are usually higher in quality than the

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[chimeramwe]

That's sad, and so unnecessary. I could understand why they would have done such a thing back before refrigeration to guarantee that meat wasn't old, but now? I am not, nor have I ever been Jewish, but it has been explained to me that many of the Old Testament dietary laws were common sense for the time they were written.

There will be no more voluntary kosher meat for me either.

[whatkyndylan]

Yeah, 2000 years ago many of the Jewish dietary laws made sense. Especially with the lack of modern food safety and sanitation. Although not all of the Jewish food laws make sense most of them do. I understand their desire to follow tradition but this animal cruelty could easily be avoided.

And there are certain parts of animals that are not Kosher without some lengthy and involved butchering. Most places that butcher cattle to make them Kosher will simply sell those parts as regular meat. This makes it hard for the consumer to really know if the animal has been treated humanely unless they are from a certified humane brand or market.

[syllymidget]

as I recall as well the animal can not sit in its own blood it also must be completely drained. usually meaning the animal is some how suspended in some way or another as not to sit in its own blood. (blood being the soul of life or the animal).

regardless who ever thought kosher meats were more humane has not actually looked in to how meat becomes kosher.

[arianhwyvar]

Well...the point of things like making sure there are no nicks on a blade, making sure the animal is approached gently and not startled, is to make sure the animal does not experience fear or pain. Supposedly, if the animal experiences pain, for example from a nick on the knife, or fear, the meat is not kosher. So if there are supposedly kosher butchers killing animals in pain and fear, they are corrupt. I certainly haven't heard anyone redefining the rules to say 'all that pain and fear stuff doesn't matter any more.' If there is a scientific dispute over whether the animal is experiencing pain/fear with certain slaughter methods, that's something to be addressed, but I don't think the attitude of the keeping-kosher jewish world has changed to 'that doesn't matter'; it sounds to me like it's a political/financial issue involving certain companies. And that it's a good idea to do your research when trying to buy humanely slaughtered animals, and that sadly kosher meat may not be entirely problem-free -- even though it should be