Exsanguination and Islamic dhabihah (halal) dietary laws. The double edged pointed knife is prohibited. Instead, a long knife with a squared off end is used that in Jewish law must be at least twice the width of the animal's neck. The operation of sticking or exsanguination is executed faster than when using the pointed knife, as four large blood vessels in the neck are severed simultaneously. A 1978 study at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover indicates that these traditional methods, when executed as prescribed by the religious authorities, gave results which proved "...pain and suffering to the extent as has
Demise of the Crown Demise of the Crown The demise of the Crown is the legal term for the end of a reign by a king, queen regnant, or emperor, whether by death or abdication. The term was coined in English law to signify the immediate transfer (Law French "demise", "sending down [the line of succession]", from Latin "demiss"-[gender ending], the perfect participle of "demittere", having the same meaning), of sovereignty and royal prerogatives to the late king or queen's successor without interregnum. The word "demise" is sometimes mistakenly interpreted as referring to the death of the Sovereign rather than to the transfer of