Water should be offered to the animal before slaughter, and it should not be slaughtered when hungry. The knife should be hidden from the animal, and slaughtering should be done out of sight of other animals waiting to be slaughtered. Animals should be killed in a comfortable way. Unnecessary suffering to them must be avoided. […]

Islamic law requires that animals intended for human consumption be slain in a certain manner. Halal slaughter is was one of the more humane methods available to the meat industry and the only method acceptable for Muslim consumers. The conditions for Halal slaughter can be summarized as follows: