How farm animals are slaughtered Slaughter is generally a two stage process. The stunning is intended to render the animals unconscious so they can no longer feel pain. Their throats are then cut and they die from loss of blood.
Religious slaughter has no stunning before throat cutting.
If too low an electrical current is used or the stunning tongs are placed in the wrong head position, the animal may not be properly stunned. Even a correct electrical stun does not last for long. Scientific research shows that there is a long time gap between throat-cutting and loss of brain responsiveness. If the animal has not been stunned before throat cutting, the animal experiences great pain and distress. CIWF is opposed to any form of religious or racial discrimination.