Cattle slaughter: Considerations about humanitarian slaughter and culling cattle

Abstract

Conventional methods, such as humanitarian slaughter, use pre-bleeding desensitization so that animals are slaughtered without unnecessary suffering and bleeding is more efficient. Already the slaughters that are carried out according to the religious, Jewish or Muslim rituals, use the bloody slaughter. This work was developed with the aim of highlighting the difference between humanitarian slaughter and bloody slaughter, clarifying each method of slaughter used, how the slaughter line works, which animals can be used and how the slaughterhouses obtain the certificates. Humanitarian slaughter and bloody juggling are different methods, each with its own particularity, but with the same objective as guaranteeing animal welfare and obtaining quality meat for its specific consumers. The issue is of great relevance since Brazil has an economic interest in religious slaughter, and because of the added value in the negotiations, export rates that generate foreign exchange not only for the industries but also for the country as a whole increase.