in islam . . . what is halal food?

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The link below links to pages operated by The British National Party (BNP). The footage used is very graphic with showing how the slaughter is done as well as how long the animals struggle after their neck has been cut by this process.

If you have a weak stomach, problems with the sight of blood or watching animals slowly dieing and going though what must be excruciating pain and suffering do not watch it.

They have edited out several very gory and, in my opinion, even more disturbing sections of what actually takes place during a Halal slaughter just showing the actual cutting and included in the frame shots the previous animals that had been cut obviously several minutes before still struggling. (If you have ever witnessed a Halal slaughter take place you will likely know what I am talking about). Even though the video has been toned down it is still very very graphic.

The link to the page containing the video footage is:

http://communications.bnp.org.uk/halal2.html

The footage is very graphic if you have problems with such things DO NOT WATCH THE VIDEO.

I should also probably say that the page and video are obviously aimed at a British audience. However the manner of slaughter as well as the time it takes and the suffering the animal goes through should be of concern no matter where one is located.