Halal Slaughtering Procedure
According to Sharia and AHIDA requirements, the legal purification of the flesh of animals requires that the following conditions be met:
- The slaughterman must be a Muslim of sound mind and character, practicing Islam and registered with Australian Meat and approved by AHIDA.
- Animal must be laid on its left side facing towards Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
- The animal should be slaughtered by a sharp object, like a sharp stainless steel knife, that is capable of making it bleed by severing blood vessels.
- The name of Allah should be mentioned on the animal in the following way while slaughtering the animal: (بسم الله ، الله أكبر) “Bismillah, Allahu Akbar”, English translation is “In the name of Allah, Allah is Great”.
- The throat must be severed with a single cut. The knife must not be lifted and the cut must be below Adam’s apple (Adam’s apple to be in head portion). The head is to remain on the animal’s body.
- A trained Muslim checker or Muslim inspector is appointed by AHIDA to check that the animals are slaughtered properly according to Sharia law.