Shochet. A shochet (שוחט, "slaughterer", plural shochtim) is a person who performs shechita. To become a shochet, one must study which slaughtered animals are kosher, what disqualifies them from being kosher, and how to prepare animals according to the laws of shechita.

Is Kosher cruel?

While the most humane choice is always plant-based alternatives to slaughtered animals, most experts agree that kosher slaughter, when performed correctly, is at least as humane as pre-slaughter stunning.

How kosher animals are killed?

Kosher slaughter, shechita, involves cutting the trachea and esophagus with a sharp, flawless knife. ... The carotid arteries are attached to the trachea and at AgriProcessors the trachea was excised to facilitate the bleeding. In the overwhelming number of cases the animal is insensate at that time.