Historic Victory: Following Israel’s Example, U.S. Kosher Authority Bans ‘Shackle and Hoist’ Slaughter In July 2018, the largest U.S. kosher certifier announced that it would no longer accept meat slaughtered with the “shackle and hoist” method. The Orthodox Union (O.U.) told JTA that it “expects that all slaughterhouses certified by the O.U. will stop the practice by the end of September.” The O.U. said that about one-third of the kosher … Continue reading Historic Victory: Following Israel’s Example, U.S. Kosher Authority Bans ‘Shackle and Hoist’ Slaughter