[DF] Turning bodies to loot

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Tinman

My understanding of Halal slaughter is:
1) Beast's throat must be cut (no laws on how) &
2) Allahu Akbar must be said as it's done.
That's about all it takes.

Not true. There's a lot of laws on how it must be cut. The blade must be very sharp and of a specific length - this is to ensure that you can cut the throat deeply (the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe) and in one stroke, to cause the least pain and to allow the animal to bleed quickly. There's rules on sharpening the knife before each slaughter to ensure this.
The animal must be alive and healthy at the time of slaughter. It must not suffer. It must not see the blade. It must not see or smell the blood from a previous slaughter. It must not be wounded except if you're mercy-killing it after being savaged by another animal.

Rabbits are forbidden amongst some groups.

I'm admittedly more familiar with Islam as practiced in Bangladesh and India, where the conflicting dietary demands of multiple strict religions has resulted in large numbers of people that tend to just say "to heck with it, I'm going to eat vegetarian", regardless of if they're allowed to eat some meat. My co-worker from Bangladesh was essentially vegetarian (she ate fish on rare special occasions).