[Sca-cooks] ROUDOLPOH AND KASHRUS

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Tara Sersen Boroson wrote:

> >>everytime a lamb got stuck in some brambles, it would become
> >>treif.
> >
> > Not true. A kosher permitted animal is only considered kosher or treif AFTER
> > it is slaughtered.
>
>
> Actually, that's what I meant, but I didn't state it clearly.  That is,
> if an animal gets an abrasion or other skin injury right before
> slaughtering.  I'd imagine any "free-range" or traditionally fielded
> animals would be subject to lots of superficial injuries that would be
> apparant at slaughter time.
>
> -Magdalena
>

IIRC, it's only the Temple sacrifices that have to be totally
unblemished. Which is pretty much a moot point nowadays.

Margaret