WHAT ABOUT THE CLAIM THAT SLAUGHTERING BY HAND CAUSES SEVERE PAIN TO THE SLAUGHTERED POULTRY?
As mentioned above, it is the stunning which causes the more severe pain. As for slaughtering by hand, the blood gushes out immediately after cutting the jugular veins; the blood gushes out instantly; no blood reaches the brain, and consequently, the poultry becomes unconscious. At the same time, the spinal chord reacts by sending strong pulses which produce successive shaking of all organs of the poultry, and this causes all the blood to flow out. Soon afterwards the pulses of the spinal chord slow down as a result of the paralysis of the brain, and it finally stops sending pulses completely. Accordingly, the poultry ceases to show any reaction which means it died by slaughtering. Thus, it must be known that SLAUGHTERING POULTRY BY HAND SAVES IT FROM FEELING THE PAIN. BUT DOES NOT SLAUGHTERING BY HAND ADD MORE COST BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA WAGES NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTERERS?
YES, this additional cost can be added to the price of poultry. But, PIOUS AND ALLAH (SWT) FEARING MUSLIMS ARE WILLING TO TOLERATE THIS SLIGHT INCREASE IN PRICE WHEN THEY REALIZE THAT THEIR FLESH IS BUILT FROM HALAL, NOT HARAM FOOD. IS IT NOT HALAL FOR MUSLIMS TO EAT POULTRY SLAUGHTERED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE SCRIPTURE WHEN ALLAH (SWT) SAYS,
"THE FOOD (SLAUGHTERED CATTLE, EATABLE ANIMALS, ETC.) OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SCRIPTURE (JEWS AND CHRISTIANS) IS LAWFUL TO YOU AND YOURS IS LAWFUL TO THEM." (AL-MA’DIAH 5:5).
