A review of the DTS: Diathermic Syncope® system with a discussion regarding its use for kosher slaughter (shechita)
| Autor: | Ari Z Zivotofsky |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Animal Welfare, Vol 32 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0962-7286 2054-1538 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/awf.2023.86 |
| Popis: | Over the last several decades an alternative to current methods of stunning cattle has been developed. This system, DTS: Diathermic Syncope®, has been suggested to the Jewish and Muslim communities as a means to achieve pre-cut stunning in conformity with both religious and EU regulations without a need to resort to a derogation that permits an exemption from the EU requirement to pre-stun all animals undergoing slaughter. The developer’s contention is that the system induces fainting, and thus should be acceptable to all groups, including the kosher (Jewish) and Halal (Muslim) consumer. A review of the system based on publications and reports from the developer itself suggests that in reality the system selectively heats the brain, leading to an epileptic-type seizure with tonic-clonic phases and unconsciousness lasting several minutes. It does not induce a (benign) faint, and use of the system might cause structural brain damage. Thus, this system is unlikely to be acceptable under Jewish religious law and its animal welfare value can be questioned. |
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