In the days before the stun gun, a spiked hammer was used. This implement also penetrated the brain. I do not know how cattle can be stunned without penetration of the brain. I have seen cattle come to their feet and bolt as a result of missing the brain, whilst stunning.
The restraint was called a knocking box, after the animal is shot, they immediately collapse. A door at the bottom is opened and the animal rolls out. One man cuts and ties the throat so stomach content does not exit, another man shackles one hind leg, the animal is then hoisted up in a vertical position and placed on a hanging rail. The main artery in the neck is then severed, and the animal is completely bled out. By the time you do this 400 times a day you can shower and go home.
Shepparton in the 70,s was the most mechanized abbs; in the state of vic.

a597,

Thank you but this of course is not ritual slaughter what you describe.

Do you have an opinion on ritual slaughter a597

That was accepted as halal slaughter in the 70,s and performed by a home grown moslem. The positioning of the knocking box was altered to face the right direction for both sheep and cattle. That method was the only way it was accepted practice as per RSPCA. An iranian flag was on the wall behind the moslem. The first type of stun gun was discontinued because it did not immobilize the beast and did nothing but give the animal a sore head.

What type of stunning are you suggesting ?

The stunn gun that entered the brain was also used at Kyneton abbs in vic. This was also halal slaughtered meat by a moslem. The pig chain was converted to a goat processing chain, in order to get the halal contract.
Moving on today, sometimes internet is hard to get, but i will be looking in when possible.

I do support RSPCA calling for Australian abattoirs to be bannedf from ritually killing animals without stunning them fist. If the butcher cut him self so hi must feel a pain there fore the animals do the same why do we have to let them suffer, its just not right.

Underbelly

Hi and welcome

I have always been REALLY annoyed that Vegemite is halal. It still annoys me . Its accredited by AFIC Australian Federation Islamic Council. President is Ikebal Patel the bloke whose been asking for sharia law.
To me Vegemite has always been like our Aussie mascot. Says who we are .
I dont like our Vegemite being turned halal % every time I eat it or buy a bottle or carton I am tipping money into some Islamic Council.

Vegemite belongs to all Australian for years its been our unofficial national icon

'Halal' just means 'permitted' under Islamic rules, doesn't it? That implies that the manufacturers of Vegemite figure they'll sell more of it if they advertise that it is Halal on the package - a bit like the Muslim equivalent of the 'heart smart' ticks for the soul.

I must say that I find objections to labeling of appropriate foods as 'Halal' to be among the most ridiculous of anti-Islamic sentiments. It's exactly the same food, which is entirely unaffected by what anybody thinks or says about it, nor by what' s written on the label.

One would have expected a slightly more enlightened approach from someone who purports to be involved in the Halal food industry in Australia. Are the 'Muslim leaders' you're always name- dropping aware of your antipathy to AFIC? Doesn't seem like a very smart approach to business, if you ask me. I'm beginning to see why 'Halal Kind Meats' has been less than successful in its project.