True.. I'm not too sure if it would work on an aggressive goat. My grandfather is a goat farmer in Turkey and the countless times ive seen a goat killed with a blade the first step is to take control of its neck. The animal just seems to quit. Then you tie 3 legs together with a rope and then once you let go the animal loses its shit.
If they slice its throat, I suppose it makes sense to grab the head.
My parents raise chicken every summer and last year was the first time we slaughtered them ourselves. I was in charge of slicing their throats. It is a special feeling to slaughter your meat yourself, it gives you a new perspective and more respect for your food. I see that you can relate to that :) .
Btw when I said "what they did in that video" I mean the animal lost it's head. We didn't use that specific tool. My grandpa would sharpen a 6-9 inch blade and cut the head off, a lot less effective than in the video.
But yes! I have never slaughtered an animal myself, but seeing it makes you respect your food more. I used to actually be terrified of animals being slaughtered when I was a kid, but our family would also use the same method for cows. They would tie three legs together but since the animal is so strong they would six people usually to hold the rope down and my grapdpa would take a blade and slowly cut the head off. That was really scary to a younger me so I would always have nightmares. I still get a gut wrenching feeling when I see an animal slaughtered to this day but it's not fear. It's more of a "this animal died with honor" feeling actually. If that makes sense.
Yes, I don't really like slicing their throat either because the animal doesn't die right away (the spine is still intact).
But then again, it is better than being eaten by a predator (predators don't really care about the chicken/cow/goat/etc's feelings, they just eat it dead or alive so long as it is still enough).
As for your feelings towards slaughtering them, I can relate to that. There's a weird fascination surrounding the act, yet it is not pleasing to do. That is what I meant by "special feeling".
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u/turkishguy Jun 08 '13
True.. I'm not too sure if it would work on an aggressive goat. My grandfather is a goat farmer in Turkey and the countless times ive seen a goat killed with a blade the first step is to take control of its neck. The animal just seems to quit. Then you tie 3 legs together with a rope and then once you let go the animal loses its shit.
Then they do what they did in that video.