However, as part of her work in trying to make food animals experience less stress altogether -- which includes experiences up to the point of any form of stunning, as well as ensuring electrically/chemically stunned animals truly are insensible vs using machines to hold them still and disguise regaining consciousness -- and her belief about humane methods, she has promoted several different techniques to still achieve all the ritual elements without unnecessarily stressing the animal before the cut.

Grandin approaches things from a very different viewpoint than many of us -- but her work in designing methods to achieve humane kosher/halal slaughter is recognized worldwide. It's not impossible.