shechita

British  

/ ˈʃəxitɑ, ˈʃxitə /

noun

1. the Jewish method of killing animals for food

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Etymology

Origin of shechita

from Hebrew, literally: slaughter

Example Sentences

Rabbis Koves and Werchow said they believe the kosher slaughter method, known as shechita, is no less humane than the methods used in conventional meat production.

From Seattle Times

Prime Minister David Cameron, who has said he is happy to eat halal meat, has promised to keep exemptions for religious purposes such as halal and Jewish shechita for kosher meat.

From BBC

Some 114 million animals are killed annually in the UK using the halal method, while a further 2.1 million are killed under the shechita method, with the value of the halal market estimated at between £1bn and £2bn.

From BBC

"Driving our halal and shechita meat industry abroad to countries without our robust animal welfare standards and our supply chain traceability might result in more animals being slaughtered without stunning."

From BBC

"Shechita is carried out by trained, licensed experts. Animals are killed by a single cut to the throat in a prescribed way from a special surgically sharp knife that is regularly inspected. "Blood flow to the brain is immediately cut off with consequential inability to feel pain and subsequent rapid death.

From BBC