• Abstract

    Animal welfare in the process of slaughtering animals by the method of removal or without ingestion is still highly debatable. This study aims to systematically review and map the literature in publications on the theme of Animal Welfare in religious slaughter studies. This study used the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses) system in the process of screening articles that were the subject of research. From 375 halal research articles and slaughter rituals indexed by Scopus, 32 articles on animal welfare at the time of religious slaughter were selected and analyzed. The results showed the development of studies on Animal Welfare through the number of publications, authors, countries, fields of science, sources of publications, and articles cited. In this study, two classifications were found, namely, the method of slaughter using stunning and slaughter without prohibited stunning. The study with stunning examines the pain of slaughtered animals, the quality of meat produced at slaughter methods, and ethical considerations and practices of using animals in rituals. The study without stunning examines the effects that occur due to no stunning, the halal of the meat,  the treatment of animals during preslaughter without stunning, and stunning after the incision of the Neck Vessels. This study explores some of the latest research development lines from both classifications. This study is expected to be a reference by researchers with the theme of animal welfare when conducting new research on the development of topics on animal welfare during the religious slaughter process.

  • References

    1. Abd El-Rahim IHA (2020) Recent Slaughter methods and their impact on authenticity and hygiene standards. Halal Food Handb 81–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118823026.ch7
    2. Abd El-Rahim IHAA, Mashat BH, Fat’hi SM (2023) Effect of halal and stunning slaughter methods on meat quality: A review. Int Food Res J 30:290–302. https://doi.org/10.47836/ifrj.30.2.02
    3. Aidaros H (2014) Drivers for animal welfare policies in the Middle East. OIE Rev Sci Tech 33:85–89. https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.33.1.2262
    4. Al-Shammari KIA (2021) A review of the halal poultry slaughtering from welfare and legal perspectives: Analysis of research results. Stud Iurid Lublinensia 30:11–27. https://doi.org/10.17951/sil.2021.30.3.11-27
    5. Alam A, Ratnasari RT, Qolbi FA, Athief FHN (2022) Efficiency studies of the sharia insurance industry: A systematic literature review. Insur Mark Co 13:90–101. https://doi.org/10.21511/ins.13(1).2022.08
    6. Alam A, Ratnasari RT, Ryandono MNH, et al (2023) Systematic literature review on Malaysia Zakat studies (2011-2023). Multidiscip Rev 6:. https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2023044
    7. Anil MH (2012) Religious slaughter: A current controversial animal welfare issue. Anim Front 2:64–67. https://doi.org/10.2527/af.2012-0051
    8. Anil MH, Yesildere T, Aksu H, et al (2004) Comparison of religious slaughter of sheep with methods that include preslaughter stunning, and the lack of differences in exsanguination, packed cell volume and meat quality parameters. Anim Welf 13:387–392. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600028633
    9. Anil MH, Yesildere T, Aksu H, et al (2006) Comparison of Halal slaughter with captive bolt stunning and neck cutting in cattle: Exsanguination and quality parameters. Anim Welf 15:325–330. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600030645
    10. Barrasso R, Bonerba E, Ceci E, et al (2020) Evaluation of the animal welfare during religious slaughtering. Ital J Food Saf 9:39–43. https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8387
    11. Bayvel ACD, Diesch TJ, Cross N (2012) Animal welfare: A complex international public policy issue: Economic, policy, societal, cultural and other drivers and constraints. A 20-year international perspective. Anim Welf 21:11–18. https://doi.org/10.7120/096272812X13345905673485
    12. Bozzo G, Barrasso R, Ferorelli D, et al (2021) Animal welfare policies and human rights in the context of slaughter procedures. Agric 11:. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11050442
    13. Bruce VA (2019) Responsible Regulation of the Religious Slaughter of Animals. Derecho Anim 10:19–26. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/da.433
    14. Buddle EA, Bray HJ, Ankeny RA (2023) Values of Australian Meat Consumers Related to Sheep and Beef Cattle Welfare: What Makes a Good Life and a Good Death? Food Ethics 8:. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41055-022-00114-2
    15. Cui L, Tang W, Deng X, Jiang B (2023) Farm Animal Welfare Is a Field of Interest in China: A Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace. Animals 13:. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13193143
    16. Desti Kartikasari, Lilis Komariyah, Alit Rahmat (2023) Aspek Psikologis Dalam Pembelajaran Renang: Systematic Literature Review. SPRINTER J Ilmu Olahraga 4:294–306. https://doi.org/10.46838/spr.v4i3.433
    17. Diarmita IK, Tantra DK, Duija IN (2019) Animal welfare aspects at religious slaughter of animal in the ritual Caru in Bali. Adv Anim Vet Sci 7:664–667. https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2019/7.8.664.667
    18. El Ashfahany AE, Farrahvanaya SK, Apriantoro MS, Suharjianto (2024) Analysis of factors influencing intention to purchase halal Japanese food: The moderating role of religiosity. Innov Mark 20:66–76. https://doi.org/10.21511/im.20(1).2024.06
    19. Farouk MM, Pufpaff KM, Amir M (2016) Industrial halal meat production and animal welfare: A review. Meat Sci 120:60–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.04.023
    20. Fauzi MA (2022) Consumer purchase of halal certified product: a quantitative systematic literature review. J Islam Mark 14:1397–1416. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-09-2021-0299
    21. Fitriani D, Putra A (2022) Systematic Literature Review (SLR): Eksplorasi Etnomatematika pada Makanan Tradisional. J Math Educ Learn 2:18. https://doi.org/10.19184/jomeal.v2i1.29093
    22. Florek M (2014) Welfare of cattle in terms of slaughter methods [Dobrostan bydła w kontekście metod uboju]. Med. Weter. 70:274–279
    23. Fuseini A (2021) Dialog needed on religious slaughter. Vet Rec 189:406–407. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1201
    24. Fuseini A (2022) ‘We do place high importance on animal welfare in halal meat production.’ Vet Rec 190:131. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1465
    25. Fuseini A, Knowles TG, Hadley PJ, Wotton SB (2017a) Food and companion animal welfare: The Islamic perspective. CAB Rev Perspect Agric Vet Sci Nutr Nat Resour 12:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR201712043
    26. Fuseini A, Knowles TG, Lines JA, et al (2016) The stunning and slaughter of cattle within the EU: A review of the current situation with regard to the halal market. Anim Welf 25:365–376. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.25.3.365
    27. Fuseini A, Teye M, Lever J (2022) An update on halal slaughter: Current methods and ongoing research on halal meat production techniques and their implications for animal welfare. Anim Welf 31:269–276. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.31.2.010
    28. Fuseini A, Wotton SB, Hadley PJ, Knowles TG (2017b) The perception and acceptability of preslaughter and postslaughter stunning for Halal production: The views of UK Islamic scholars and Halal consumers. Meat Sci 123:143–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.09.013
    29. Grandin T (2020) Animal behavior and restraint in Halal Slaughter. In: The Halal Food Handbook. Wiley Blackwell, Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, United States, pp 47–58
    30. Grandin T (2018) Evaluating methods of restraint for holding animals during kosher and halal slaughter. In: Preparation and Processing of Religious and Cultural Foods. Elsevier, Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, pp 349–358
    31. Gregory NG (2008) Animal welfare at markets and during transport and slaughter. Meat Sci 80:2–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.05.019
    32. Hayat MN, Kumar P, Sazili AQ (2023) Are spiritual, ethical, and eating qualities of poultry meat influenced by current and frequency during electrical water bath stunning? Poult Sci 102:102838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102838
    33. Indriastuti WA, Wigati E, Wahyuningsih T, Muthoifin M (2022) The Effect of Diversity of Halal Food Products and Promotion on the Interest of Tourists. Profetika J Stud Islam 23:305–320. https://doi.org/10.23917/profetika.v23i2.19670
    34. Jalil NSA, Tawde A V, Zito S, et al (2018) Attitudes of the public toward halal food and associated animal welfare issues in two countries with predominantly Muslim and non-Muslim populations. PLoS One 13:. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204094
    35. Junejo S, Anwar S, Hamidi ML, et al (2023) Revolutionizing the Halal Food Industry: The Crucial Role of Green Halal Supply Chain in Pakistani Companies - A Compelling Theoretical Framework. J Islam Econ Laws 6:1–18
    36. Kaol WA (2017) Analisis Perbandingan Terhadap Sistem Penyembelihan Hewan Secara Stunning dengan Manual. Ekp 13:1576–1580
    37. Khan R, Guo H, Raza SHA, et al (2018) Halal slaughtering, welfare, and empathy in farm animals: a review. Trop Anim Health Prod 50:1733–1738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1644-1
    38. Kumalić I (2018) Traditional Home Slaughtering of Animals in the Framework of EU Legislation. Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sudosteuropa 66:532–553. https://doi.org/10.1515/soeu-2018-0040
    39. Kumar P, Abubakar AA, Imlan JC, et al (2023) Importance of Knife Sharpness during Slaughter: Shariah and Kosher Perspective and Scientific Validation. Animals 13:. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13111751
    40. Lestari S, Praherdhiono H, Adi EP (2016) Tree Map dalam Online Learning. JKTP J Kaji Teknol Pendidik 1:19–28
    41. Miele M (2013) Religious slaughter: Promoting a dialog about the welfare of animals at time of killing. Soc Anim 21:421–424. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341308
    42. Miele M, Rucinska K (2015) Producing halal meat: The case of Halal slaughter practices in Wales, UK. In: Political Ecologies of Meat. Taylor and Francis Inc., School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University, United Kingdom, pp 253–276
    43. Millatina AN, Hakimi F, Budiantoro RA, Arifandi MR (2022) The Impact of Halal Label in Halal Food Buying Decisions. J Islam Econ Laws 5:159–176. https://doi.org/10.23917/jisel.v5i1.17139
    44. Mittendorf RW (2017) Religious Slaughter in Europe: Balancing Animal Welfare and Religious Freedom in a Liberal Democracy. In: International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United States, pp 285–298
    45. Nakyinsige K, Che Man YB, Aghwan ZA, et al (2013) Stunning and animal welfare from Islamic and scientific perspectives. Meat Sci 95:352–361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.04.006
    46. Neves JEG, Paranhos da Costa MJR, Roça RO, et al (2016) A note comparing the welfare of Zebu cattle following three stunning-slaughter methods. Meat Sci 117:41–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.02.033
    47. Noor FR, Riyadhi M, Rizal M, Syahdan R (2023) Sosialisasi Penyembelihan dan Penanganan Hewan Kurban. Pro Sejah (Prosiding Semin Nas Pengabdi Kpd Masyarakat) 5:96–101
    48. Peters A (2019) Religious slaughter and animal welfare revisited: CJEU, Liga van Moskeeën en islamitische Organisaties Provincie Antwerpen (2018) . Derecho Anim 10:27–39. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/da.472
    49. Pisestyani H, Dannar NN, Santoso K, Latif H (2016) Kesempurnaan Kematian Sapi setelah Penyembelihan dengan dan tanpa Pemingsanan Berdasarkan Parameter Waktu Henti Darah Memancar. Acta Vet Indones 3:58–63. https://doi.org/10.29244/avi.3.2.58-63
    50. Rejeb A, Rejeb K, Zailani S, Kayikci Y (2023) Knowledge diffusion of halal food research: a main path analysis. J Islam Mark 14:1715–1743. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-07-2021-0229
    51. Riadi Barkan (2014) The Process Of Slaughtering Animals With Stunning Methods In The Perspective Of Islamic Law. Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah
    52. Riaz MN, Irshad F, Riaz NM, Regenstein JM (2021) Pros and cons of different stunning methods from a Halal perspective: A review. Transl Anim Sci 5:. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab154
    53. Rovinsky JA, Cohen HS (2018) The standard procedures for animal slaughtering in the industry. In: Preparation and Processing of Religious and Cultural Foods. Elsevier, National Paralegal College, Phoenix, AZ, United States, pp 325–348
    54. Salamano G, Cuccurese A, Poeta A, et al (2013) Acceptability of electrical stunning and postcut stunning among muslim communities: A possible dialog. Soc Anim 21:443–458. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-12341310
    55. Secinaro S, Calandra D (2021) Halal food: structured literature review and research agenda. Br Food J 123:225–243. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-03-2020-0234
    56. Sterza A, Falbo MKK, Sandini IEE, Pivatto DDD (2020) Abate halal com e sem insensibilizacao em ovinos: implicaçoes sobre o bem-estar animal e a eficiencia da sangria: [Halal slaughter with and without stunning in sheep: implications on animal welfare and bleeding efficiency]. Arq Bras Med Veterinária e Zootec 72:1839–1844. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4162-11540
    57. Tetlow SAJ, Brennan ML, Garcia-Ara A (2022) Welfare indicators for stunning versus nonstunning slaughter in sheep and cattle: A scoping review. Vet Rec 191:no. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1739
    58. Tsalitsah IM (2022) Stunning Method on Slaughter in Islamic and Health Perspectives (Research on Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan-4 Material on Health Sciences). Mas Mansyur 1:16–23
    59. Valverde-Berrocoso J, del Carmen Garrido-Arroyo M, Burgos-Videla C, Morales-Cevallos MB (2020) Trends in educational research about e-Learning: A systematic literature review (2009-2018). Sustain 12:. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125153
    60. Velarde A, Dalmau A (2017) Slaughter without stunning. Elsevier Ltd, IRTA, Animal Welfare Subprogram, Monells, Spain
    61. Velarde A, Rodriguez P, Dalmau A, et al (2014) Religious slaughter: Evaluation of current practices in selected countries. Meat Sci 96:278–287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.07.013
    62. Zuolo F (2015) Equality among animals and religious slaughter. Hist Soc Res 40:110–127. https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.40.2015.4.110-127
    63. Żurek J, Rudy M, Stanisławczyk R, Duma-Kocan P (2023) The Effect of Kosher Determinants of Beef on Its Color, Texture Profile and Sensory valuation. Int J Environ Res Public Health 20:. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph2002137

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Copyright (c) 2024 The Authors

How to cite

Alam, A., El Ashfahany, A., Aisyah, S., Ramadayanti, A., & Tabash, M. I. (2024). Animal welfare studies in religious and Halal slaughter studies: A literature review. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology, 12(3), 2024019. https://doi.org/10.31893/jabb.2024019
  • Article viewed - 837
  • PDF downloaded - 468