Those of you considering on-farm slaughter of your sheep may find the
following sites helpful:
The Northeast Sheep & Goat Marketing Program now has available a
poster outlining the techniques for humane (Halal) on-farm slaughter.
You can view and save a PDF version of the poster at
http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.info/news/HumaneSlaughter.pdf It
demonstrates the correct way to sever the jugular.
Spiritofhumane.com (http://www.spiritofhumane.com/) is a site created
by a small family farm operator to provide tools for humane
slaughter. With the help of a SARE grant, they have developed a
restraint system that lifts the sheep and suspends it (keeping it
very calm). They also sell the halal knife. Neither of these items is
inexpensive, but if you have a lot of sheep, it will quickly pay for
itself. People WANT to buy their meat from a local farm and they WANT
to know it was slaughtered humanely.
Carol
Carol Elkins
Critterhaven--Registered Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep
(no shear, no dock, no fuss)
Pueblo, Colorado
http://www.critterhaven.biz
T-shirts, mugs, caps, and more at the
Barbados Blackbelly Online Store http://www.cafepress.com/blackbellysheep
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