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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.08,0:00:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kosher and halal dietary guidelines—particularly\Nin regards to the treatment and slaughter
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.92,0:00:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of animals—have long sparked controversy and debate, even within their respective religious communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.16,0:00:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most contentious aspect of ritual slaughter—taking\Nthe international stage more than once—is
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.96,0:00:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether shechita and zabiha are the most humane and merciful or the most brutal and barbaric.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.36,0:00:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome\Nto another vegan nugget.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.20,0:00:36.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll be honest that this has been one of\Nthe most daunting and profoundly challenging
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.41,0:00:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,videos I’ve ever made.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.96,0:00:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a vegan educator, I know all to well that\Ndietary practice alone is a hot button issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.46,0:00:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Add in religion, culture, heritage, politics,\Nand money, and you’ve got a proper powder
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.68,0:00:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keg of a topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.18,0:00:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before we get started, there are some very\Nimportant caveats I need to clarify.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.96,0:01:00.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Jewish and Islamic scholars continue to\Nstudy, debate, and deepen their own understanding
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.03,0:01:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of kashrut and halal meat and slaughter even after thousands
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.27,0:01:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thousands of years, it’s not only unrealistic but
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.73,0:01:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also irresponsible to assume that I can adequately\Ncomprehend and convey the entirety of their
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.42,0:01:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,teachings within a single video.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.52,0:01:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Presenting incredibly complex concepts in\Na simplified format always runs the risk of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.47,0:01:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being overly reductionist.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.41,0:01:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why—as with all of my content—this\Nvideo has an accompanying blog post with citations,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.48,0:01:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an extensive bibliography, and in this case,\Nportions of my original essay that were cut
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.04,0:01:31.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the sake of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.42,0:01:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That it remains a comparatively lengthy video\Nis a testament to the complexity of this topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.48,0:01:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additionally, this video is not an attack\Non Judaism, Islam, or even religion as whole.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.41,0:01:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The aim here is to take a hard look at kosher\Nand halal slaughter and evaluate whether they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.31,0:01:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are genuinely humane, merciful practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.22,0:01:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such an assessment is perhaps even more vital\Nfor their adherents, as violation of these
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.15,0:01:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,principles compromises the very foundation\Nof their faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.04,0:02:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the values espoused by animal advocates\Nopposed to ritual slaughter are, according
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.29,0:02:08.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Jewish and Islamic leaders, the very basis\Nof halal and kosher practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.18,0:02:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this potential common ground is rarely\Nexplored as almost every public debate over
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.45,0:02:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ritual slaughter arises from undercover footage\Nexposing the horrifically brutal treatment
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.00,0:02:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of animals in halal and kosher slaughterhouses.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.54,0:02:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As this abuse grossly violates halal and kosher\Nlaws, rightly drawing outrage from all sides,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.66,0:02:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ultimate conclusion is almost always a\Ncall for better regulations and stricter enforcement
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.17,0:02:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of halal and kosher standards, leaving unanswered\Nthe very the question of whether these methods—when
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.73,0:02:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carried out as intended—are humane, and\Nfailing to address what truly lies at the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.99,0:02:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heart of the humane slaughter debate as a\Nwhole: is it even possible to end the life
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.71,0:02:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of another being in a way that is kind?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.23,0:02:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the effort to actually address this core\Nquestion through the overwhelmingly complex
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.90,0:03:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lens of the ritual slaughter debate, I’m approaching this topic in a deliberately different manner.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.19,0:03:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s begin with a brief overview of the\Nsimilarities and differences between kosher
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.07,0:03:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and halal dietary laws.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.60,0:03:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meaning “right/proper” and “lawful/permitted”\Nrespectively, both terms encompass far more
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.92,0:03:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than their most recognized application to\Nmeat and slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.07,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their origins are rooted in scripture—the\NTanakh and Talmud (written and oral Torah)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.40,0:03:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for kashrut and the Quran and various hadith\N(report describing the words, actions, or
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.04,0:03:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) for\Nhalal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.17,0:03:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both dictate which species may or may not\Nbe eaten, expressly prohibit the consumption
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.80,0:03:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of blood—thus requiring complete exsanguination\Nof the corpse—and specify animals must be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.35,0:03:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alive, healthy, and uninjured at the time\Nof their slaughter, which is to be performed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.73,0:03:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a swift cut from a sharpened knife (chalaf\Nor chalef in kosher) in order to minimize
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.82,0:03:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pain and provide the quickest death.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.01,0:03:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While there are numerous differences and nuances\Nbetween the two sets of laws, the most notable
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.03,0:03:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,variation in regards to the humane debate\Nis their stance on pre-slaughter stunning.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.86,0:03:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kosher standards explicitly require animals\Nbe fully conscious and aware when killed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.53,0:04:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some Jewish individuals, like Rabbi Shmuly\NYanklowitz, advocate the adoption of post-slaughter
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.79,0:04:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stunning—meaning immediately after the throat\Nis cut—stating that “the drawn out moments
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.44,0:04:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the slaughter and final death are\Nterribly painful and stressful for the dying
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.66,0:04:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,animal [who is] completely conscious and continues\Nto shake in extreme pain for minutes after
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.96,0:04:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the neck is cut.”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.03,0:04:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However post-slaughter stunning lacks any\Nmajority acceptance within the Jewish community.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.13,0:04:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While halal slaughter is traditionally—and\Nstill typically—also carried out on fully
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.08,0:04:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conscious animals, some Muslim authorities\Nhave approved very particular methods of pre-slaughter
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.27,0:04:33.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stunning, given they meet specific requirements\N(must be nonlethal such that animal would
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.92,0:04:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regain consciousness in less than a minute\Nand be able to eat within five minutes) and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.92,0:04:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost all halal slaughter plants in Australia\Nand New Zealand perform pre-slaughter stunning.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.91,0:04:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This brings us to another layer of complexity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.84,0:04:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Irrevocably intertwined with the question\Nof ritual slaughter’s “humaneness” is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.32,0:04:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the role of governmental bodies in its regulation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.41,0:04:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every country with humane slaughter regulations—which\Nin and of themselves are a study in human
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.31,0:05:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ingenuity and self-deception—requires stunning\Nanimals prior to slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.18,0:05:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the vast majority—including the\NUnited States—contain exemptions for religious
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.42,0:05:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slaughter, with the whole of the European\NUnion specifically mandating member states
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.38,0:05:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,permit non-stunning kosher slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.80,0:05:16.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as the humane treatment of animals is\Nconfoundingly offered as both the main objection
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.87,0:05:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to and justification for ritual slaughter,\Nthe issue is further muddied when every government’s
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.12,0:05:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,humane regulations require stunning, yet simultaneously defend ritual slaughter
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.08,0:05:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with arguments of its enhanced humaneness.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.16,0:05:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can this possibly be?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.10,0:05:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All methods of slaughter cannot simultaneously\Nbe the most humane.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.92,0:05:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who is truly in the right?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.98,0:05:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps the most influential and oft-referenced\Nstudy in regards to the humanness of ritual
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.10,0:05:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slaughter is the 1994 paper from Dr. Temple\NGrandin, widely heralded as the foremost authority
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.04,0:05:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on humane livestock handling and slaughterhouse\Nrestraint system design.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.81,0:05:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grandin emphasizes the “need to critically\Nconsider the scientific information available
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.26,0:06:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the effects of different slaughter practices\Non animals before reaching any judgments about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.26,0:06:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the appropriateness of a particular form of\Nslaughter” and to “understand the importance
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.09,0:06:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of these practices to the people who follow\Nthese religious codes.”
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.90,0:06:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The study outlines three basic concerns: stressfulness\Nof restraint methods, pain perception during
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.01,0:06:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the incision and latency of onset of complete\Ninsensibility, meaning how long it takes for
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.04,0:06:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the animal to lose consciousness—and thus\Nstop feeling pain—after their throat is cut.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.24,0:06:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because animals are conscious at the time\Nof ritual slaughter, they
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.38,0:06:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,must be fully bodily restrained.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.54,0:06:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A large contributor to the confusion within\Nthe humane debate is the extreme variation
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.76,0:06:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of restraint systems and methodologies utilized\Naround the world and even from factory to factory.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.12,0:06:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a rather exhaustive 76-slide PowerPoint\Npresentation—from meat industry insiders—detailing
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.76,0:06:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these variations, complete with photographic\Nillustrations and their impact on profits,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.50,0:06:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see the blog post.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.48,0:06:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the most objectionable and decidedly\Nstressful forms of restraint is shackling
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.53,0:07:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hoisting animals while fully conscious,\Na method banned in Canada and other countries,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.11,0:07:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but still used in North and South America,\NIsrael, and many others.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.99,0:07:11.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The primary method of restraint utilized for\Nritual slaughter without stunning in Europe,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.91,0:07:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as Israel, and select US plants, is\Na full inversion pen, wherein cows are flipped
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.25,0:07:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upside down with a head restraint exposing\Ntheir neck for slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.07,0:07:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Largely preferred by Jewish and Muslim communities,\Nbecause they allow for a more natural and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.06,0:07:29.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,controlled cutting motion, Grandin’s research\Nalong with subsequent studies, including one
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.82,0:07:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 2004 from the European Food Safety Authority\N(EFSA), found this method highly stressful
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.78,0:07:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for cows, recommending instead upright restraint.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.88,0:07:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, facing pushback from religious communities\Nand what it cryptically refers to as “different
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.19,0:07:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stakeholders,” the European Commission ordered\Nan extensive investigation and report comparing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.04,0:07:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upright and inverted methods.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.92,0:07:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The report, issued on February 8, 2016, exactly\N3 years and 2 months after its due date and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.72,0:08:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over 6 years after its commission, concluded\Nthat there was no discernable different in
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.75,0:08:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,animal welfare between the methods.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.85,0:08:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s no wonder there’s such confusion\Nand conflict surrounding ritual slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.29,0:08:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With such variation in methodology, conflicting\Nscientific studies and governmental back and
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.19,0:08:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forth, influenced to varying degrees by religious\Ntensions, political pressure and meat industry
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.91,0:08:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interests, how can anyone be sure what kosher\Nand halal even mean anymore?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.19,0:08:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as humane and free-range labels lack\Nany meaningful improvements for animals, and
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.56,0:08:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,governmental mandates lack timely—or any—enforcement,\Nhalal and kosher certifications have time
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.21,0:08:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and again been exposed as inadequately enforced,\Nwith rampant violations of both religious
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.49,0:08:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and governmental laws being the norm rather\Nthan the exception.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.54,0:08:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A particularly horrific undercover investigation\Nconducted in Postville, Iowa, at AgriProcessors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.31,0:08:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the America,\Nrevealed unbelievably barbaric footage, subsequently
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.99,0:08:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,featured in the documentary Earthlings, and\Nsparked international outrage from all camps.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.67,0:09:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I believe it’s of vital importance\Nto witness the reality of what we do to animals,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.43,0:09:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not including this footage here as it\Nwould no doubt result in this video being
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.84,0:09:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,age restricted, thus severely limiting accessibility\Nto the remaining information.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.50,0:09:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have provided a link to the video, along\Nwith a mini-documentary response from the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.00,0:09:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jewish community and additional videos of\Nhalal investigations.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.68,0:09:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The undercover investigator at AgriProcessors\Ndescribed in his notes seeing cow after cow
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.45,0:09:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loaded into the full inversion rotating restraint\Nand having their trachea or esophagus ripped
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.68,0:09:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of their open throats as they aspirated\Non their own blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.07,0:09:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were then dumped onto the blood-soaked\Nfloor and many struggled to stand with their
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.88,0:09:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,heads nearly severed off.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.77,0:09:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One managed to stand and walked into the corner.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.40,0:09:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some cried out despite their torn throats.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.58,0:09:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wrote:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.58,0:09:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The first time I saw a cow stagger to his\Nfeet and walk around with his trachea dangling
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.70,0:09:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside of his body, I thought to myself,\Nthis can’t be happening—but after several
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.59,0:09:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,days I knew better.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.91,0:10:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no justification for the cruelty\NI documented in that slaughterhouse.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.08,0:10:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The presence of the USDA didn’t have any\Neffect, nor did the presence of the rabbis.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.50,0:10:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These animals were failed by both religion\Nand regulations.”
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.82,0:10:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jewish and Islamic communities were appalled\Nby this footage, and even Temple Grandin said
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.42,0:10:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was “the most disgusting thing I’d\Never seen.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.00,0:10:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn’t believe it.”
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.29,0:10:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Grandin, visited the plant, workers had\Nperformed the slaughter to her standards,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.61,0:10:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they did for visiting rabbis.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.06,0:10:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the undercover footage taken over seven\Nweeks showed this barbaric treatment was in
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.66,0:10:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fact standard operating procedure, leaving\NGrandin to conclude “the only way to ensure
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.67,0:10:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that correct procedures are followed in this\Nplant is to install video cameras that can
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.98,0:10:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be audited over the internet.”
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.83,0:10:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This of course begs the question: what is\Ngoing on inside of every other plant she’s
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.12,0:10:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,approved—or any slaughterhouse for that\Nmatter—when no one is watching?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.61,0:10:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These atrocities are not anomalies.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.11,0:11:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In an interview with activist Anita Krajnc\Nof Toronto Pig Save, a kill floor worker from
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.30,0:11:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Riding Regency Meat Packers, a Halal and Kosher\Nslaughterhouse in Toronto, Canada, observed
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.30,0:11:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rabbis reaching into the cows’ neck and\Ngrabbing their esophagus.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.37,0:11:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He described how cows are routinely still\Nconscious when chained and hung upside down,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.17,0:11:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking four to five minutes to die, such that\Nthe first few cows of each day reach the “scalper”
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.04,0:11:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are fully aware when the skin is peeled\Nfrom their face.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.62,0:11:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where is the regulation in all of this?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.21,0:11:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many in the Jewish community, that was\Nthe most astounding aspect of the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.79,0:11:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,AgriProcessers scandal.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.67,0:11:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the face of this blatant brutality decried\Nby every side of the issue, The Orthodox Union,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.63,0:11:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which certified the plant as kosher, stated\N“We continue to vouch for the kashrut of
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.32,0:11:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of the meat prepared by AgriProcessors,\NInc., which was never compromised."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.06,0:11:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a most poignant summation, religious scholar\NDr. Aaron Gross writes:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.25,0:11:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“the fact that the products of factory farming\Nand even abusive facilities like AgriProcessors
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.39,0:12:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are given moral legitimacy by being deemed\N‘kosher,’ transforms kashrut from an ethical
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.82,0:12:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,system into one that helps mask organized\Nanimal abuse.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.92,0:12:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This awkward situation is so far from the\Nmoral vision of kashrut that it is painful
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.54,0:12:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to even acknowledge.”
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.77,0:12:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said at the start of this video, while\Nit’s vital to acknowledge that violations
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.07,0:12:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the norm rather than the exception within\Nkosher and halal factories, in order to truly
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.69,0:12:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evaluate the ethics of ritual slaughter, we\Nmust strive to assess the principles in their
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.03,0:12:32.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ideal manifestation, even if such a manifestation\Ndoesn’t actually exist in any current application.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.99,0:12:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the end, after all of this human-created\Nnoise and confusion, the best way to answer
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.68,0:12:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether ritual slaughter is humane is by simple\Nobservation.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.02,0:12:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m even going to far as to edit out the\Nactual cutting of the throat
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.44,0:12:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or any visuals of blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.41,0:12:51.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let’s observe this most profoundly idealized\Nexample of ritual slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.34,0:12:58.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“The position has to be very comfortable\Nfor the animal first, so he can cooperate
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.69,0:13:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with me and I’m be comfortable to give him\Na good slaughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.64,0:14:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to assure you - only lucky animals\Nare slaughtered here—they are very proud
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.94,0:14:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fulfill their mission—it’s a necessary\Nact for this meat to reach your table.”
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.86,0:14:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even in this most idealized and artificially\Nsterilized scenario—which even the slaughterer
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.86,0:14:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,states is the exception—its evident this\Nsheep was not a wiling participant.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.45,0:14:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ending the life any sentient being prematurely\Nand against their will cannot possibly be
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.04,0:15:00.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a humane or merciful act.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.13,0:15:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like children, these beings cannot give\Nus their consent.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.60,0:15:09.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His cessation of struggling after much manipulation\Nand assurance is more of a sad statement of
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.10,0:15:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his innocent yet misplaced trust in his caretaker\Nturned slaughterer than any form of willful
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.46,0:15:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,submission through a full comprehension of\Nwhat’s to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.05,0:15:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The assertion that this act is necessary,\Nthus justifying the lesser of the evils, is
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.69,0:15:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the main rationalizations offered by\Nmeat eaters, secular and religious alike.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.06,0:15:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But no religion—Judaism and Islam included—mandates\Nthe consumption of animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.30,0:15:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, as I cover in my video series History\Nof Veganism, primarily in the Middle Ages
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.86,0:15:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,episode, the Quran and hadith contain numerous\Nverses in support of compassion and respect
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.76,0:15:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for animals, even emphasizing the consumption\Nof fruits and vegetables to sustain humans
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.74,0:15:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and animals alike.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.40,0:15:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And following Genesis 1:29, Rabbinic tradition\Nhas taught that human beings were originally
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.19,0:15:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vegetarian in the garden of Eden and it was\Nonly after the fall and the flood that meat
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.75,0:16:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eating was reluctantly permitted.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.48,0:16:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thus the spiritual ideal is a diet free of\Nanimal products.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.24,0:16:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are countless Jewish and Muslim vegans,\Nmany of whom state their decision to go vegan
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.26,0:16:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a natural extension of their religious\Npractice, and greatly deepened their connection
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.36,0:16:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to their faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.36,0:16:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The myth of humane slaughter reaches beyond\Nany religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.82,0:16:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanity as a whole consistently strives to\Nexcuse and justify the enslavement, torture,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:24.03,0:16:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and murder of sentient beings.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.43,0:16:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s a level of absurdity with how much\Ntime, energy, detail, government money, and
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.13,0:16:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paperwork goes into finding just the right\Nway to kill.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.91,0:16:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We point fingers at inexcusable abuse in other\Ncountries, cultures, religions, and specific
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.31,0:16:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,companies, erupting in righteous outrage and\Nconveniently avoiding any assessment of our
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.49,0:16:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own complicity in the deaths of the animals\Non our plates.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.57,0:16:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll conclude with the words of Jewish author,\Nnoble laureate and Holocaust survivor
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.01,0:16:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.43,0:17:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“People often say that humans have always\Neaten animals, as if this is a justification
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.12,0:17:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for continuing the practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.06,0:17:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to this logic, we should not try\Nto prevent people from murdering other people,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.13,0:17:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since this has also been done since the earliest\Nof times.”
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.18,0:17:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments\Nbelow.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.57,0:17:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you’d like to help support Bite Size\NVegan so I can keep putting in the long hours
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Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.84,0:17:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now go live vegan, no matter your faith or lack thereof, and I’ll see you soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.94,0:17:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's more, the Bible makes clear that, in the ideal world - the world God had in mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.68,0:17:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has in mind for the future, everybody would be vegetarian.