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Apparatus and method for slaughtering large domestic animals
OwnerZachariha Coheninventor
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An apparatus and method for humane slaughtering of animals in accordance with Jewish and Muslim dietary laws with a high degree of reliably, are characterized by an animal enclosure that is mounted to a base for rotation about a longitudinal axis between a normal position and an inverted position. The enclosure has a top, bottom and opposite sides, and one of the opposite sides has a normally closed access opening adjacent the enclosure bottom that may be opened for permitting access to the hooves of the animal when the enclosure is inverted, whereby the animal can be easily shackled after having been inverted, i.e., turned over onto its back. Provision also is made for stretching and holding stretched the neck of the animal during slaughtering, and for laterally restraining the animal when being inverted onto its back, for properly longitudinally positioning the animal in the enclosure prior to inversion, and for allowing ready removal of the slaughtered animal from the enclosure.
An apparatus for humane slaughtering of an animal, comprising a base, and an enclosure for receiving an animal to be slaughtered, said enclosure being mounted to said base for rotation about a longitudinal axis between a normal position and an inverted position, said enclosure having a top, bottom and opposite sides, one of said opposite sides having an access opening adjacent said bottom for permitting access to the hooves of the animal when the enclosure is inverted;
An apparatus for humane slaughtering of an animal, comprising a base, an enclosure for receiving an animal to be slaughtered, said enclosure being mounted to said base for rotation about a longitudinal axis between a normal position and an inverted position, said enclosure having a top, bottom and opposite sides, a pusher member for engaging the rear end of the animal and a mechanism for moving said pusher member from an ambush position allowing the animal to pass by the pusher member into said enclosure to a position behind the animal and then forwardly to urge the animal forwardly in the enclosure;
An apparatus for humane slaughtering of an animal, comprising a base, an enclosure for receiving the animal to be slaughtered, and a neck stretcher member;
A method for humane slaughtering of an animal, comprising the steps of positioning an animal to be slaughtered in an enclosure having a top, bottom and opposite sides, rotating said enclosure about a longitudinal axis thereof to invert the animal such that the back of the animal rests on the top of the enclosure with its legs extending upwardly, attaching a shackle to at least one of the rear legs of the animal when inverted, cutting the throat of the animal, opening a side of the inverted enclosure after the animal has been shackled and its throat cut, and then removing the animal through the open side of the enclosure with the animal being hoisted by its shackled leg or legs.
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