[throwaway4533]

> "He cut the throat of the goat with a knife, which is the most kind way to do it,"

Not everyone with a homestead does that though. I know it's the traditional Jewish and Islamic way of doing things but it's cruel to drown an animal in its own blood or letting it die slowly from blood loss when you could just disable the brain in an instant.

[s1artibartfast]

Cutting the throat disables the brain almost instantly.

If you have ever fainted, it is the same principle. Rapid pressure loss leads to immediate loss of consciousness.