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Strict interpretation of kashrut generally requires that the animal be fully sensible when its carotid artery is cut
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Yep, this is fucking stupid.
Rabbi Chaim Kohn, of the AgriProcessors plant, says the steers feel nothing, even as they struggle on the floor and slam their heads into walls. "Unconsciousness and the external behavior of the animal have nothing to do with shechita," he said.
seriously?
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/01/na...rint&position=