Slaughter is the term used to describe the killing and butchering of domestic livestock. Look up kill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Butcher shop in Valencia A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. ... Dogs and sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ...

See also

• Shechita Jewish laws of slaughtering animals
• Dhabiha Muslim laws of slaughtering animals
• Iki jime Japanese fish slaughtering method
• Slaughterhouse
• T.J. Slaughter

Shechita Shechita (Hebrew:שחיטה) is the ritual slaughter of animals, as prescribed for slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws. ... Dhabiha (, ) is the prescribed method of slaughtering all animals excluding fish and most sea-life as per Islam. ... Iki-jime literally means stab death in Japanese. ... Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse. ... T.J. Slaughter is currently playing linebacker for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. ...

External links

• Canada Agricultural Products Act R.S., 1985, c. 20 (4th Supp.)
• Humane Slaughter of Livestock Regulations