[1] However, there are some exceptions, and this article lists the similarities and differences between the two laws.
[5] Twelver Shia Muslims however consider that only sea creatures that have scales are halal, but make an exception with some crustaceans; shrimp and prawns, but not lobsters.
Shechita is the ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish law.
Shechita requires that an animal be conscious and this is taken to mean the modern practice of electrical, gas, or percussive stunning before slaughter is forbidden.
[citation needed] However, other authorities state that stunning is permissible so long as it is not the direct cause of the animal's death.