[Avodah] Reasons for Shechitah

[Akiva Miller]

Cantor Wolberg asked:

> So then why isn't there permission to kill in other painless
> ways? Or I should ask, is there any other reasons given other
> than it is a mitzva.

I once heard (sorry, I don't remember where) that a main reason for requiring shechita is the way that it helps drain the body of blood.

I have no idea how accurate that is. To me as a layman, it sure sounds reasonable that cutting such a major artery would be very effective at getting rid of a lot of blood. But maybe I'm wrong, or maybe there are even better drainage options. Or maybe Hashem chose shechita as a good combination of painlessness and blood drainage, and perhaps other factors as well.

Akiva Miller

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