Question:
Dear Rabbi,I would like to ask if post-cut stunning renders the meat un-kosher. Should it be avoided? I would appreciate it if you could tell me where I can find more information on this particular topic..
Thank you.
Answer:
Peace and Blessings
Your question is important.
The shock of the beast ‘before slaughter’ is very serious problem, as you probably know there is a real fear that the beast will be preyed (not kosher) upon before slaughter by virtue of the shock of the beast by electric shock.
However, the more your question is only about the shock of the animal ‘after slaughter’, this is an easier issue, and from the essence of the law it can be allowed, the longer you wait about twenty seconds after the slaughter. However, the adjudicators were divided on this and should be avoided as much as possible. And all according to the matter and the need of the hour.
It is known that there are several kosher bodies that allow the animal to be stunned after slaughter, if you wait about twenty or thirty seconds after slaughter. And there are several opinions on this and each body gives kashrut it has its own requirements.
In short, I will note that the halachic concerns about the shock of the beast after slaughter with an electric shock.
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The ingestion of blood in the organs in a way that causes salinity that will not be able to expel all the blood.
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Fear that the electric shock will separate the awnings in the animal’s longs.
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It looks like to others as if an electric shock kills the beast and not the slaughter.
