THE USAGE OF THORACIC STICKING METHOD IN HALAL SLAUGHTERING PROCESS

Abstract

Halal slaughtering is part of total halal integrity system. It laid the basic foundation in Muslim dietary rules. The needs for a better quality meat product lead to modernization in slaughtering process and techniques namely thoracic sticking. Thoracic sticking is the process of hastening the bleeding process by inserting metal blade through the cutting incision, severing the jugular and carotid at the heart. Proponents of these techniques say that it has several advantages such as an increase in meat quality and hastening the bleeding process, while others deemed it as unlawful and haram due to nature, where the animal dies due to the bleeding process at other location than the prescribe places. Decreed issued by The Malaysian National Fatwa Council considered that thoracic sticking is allowed in the halal cattle slaughtering. Extensive documents analysis of previous literature using Key Words in Context (KWIC) and Word list method are used to classify the issues into two emerging themes, which is thoracic sticking-meat quality and Shariah compliances-thoracic sticking. This paper will discuss the issues of using thoracic sticking from the perspective of Shariah as well as the science of slaughtering.