Halal humane?

I received an e-mail recently complaining about the Muslim traditions that are creeping into Australia.

While that is an issue, the concept of halal was mentioned in the e-mail. From what I've seen and read, halal meats aren't prepared all that humanely. Read and watch and tell me if you still disagree!

Personally I prefer kangaroo meat. These roos are often killed in their natural habitat, killed instantly via bullet to the head, and they don't know it's coming. And it's better for the environment than having grazing pastures for cattle that fart and belch all day.

Only trouble is one must reconcile our actions against what happens in nature every day, with every species on the food chain. Take a lioness killing a wildebeest - she will wrap her crushing jaws around the throat, which is potentially more "humane" than the halal process since the creature will often pass out within seconds due to lack of oxygen.

Think about that during your next kebab, and remember tribal africans have the knowledge to kill animals instantly with a bow and arrow for centuries. (I wish I could find that video - I saw it on Discovery one time)