shechita

/ ˈʃəxitɑ, ˈʃxitə /

noun

1. the Jewish method of killing animals for food

Word History and Origins

Origin of shechita¹

from Hebrew, literally: slaughter

Example Sentences

“Are you familiar with the shechita process? For the meat to be considered kosher, the chalaf must be sharpened to a razor’s edge, with no nicks or imperfections. It is sharpened daily here, until it can cut through flesh like butter.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"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."

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