 The regulation does not mention any exceptions or exemptions for religious or ritual slaughter.According to "The Times of India", as of 2012, most abbatoirs in India employed electronarcosis at 70 volts to render animals unconscious before slaughter.As for unstunned ritual slaughter, scientific, religious and popular opinion remains divided on the question whether the dhabihah method (generally preferred by Muslims) or the jhatka method (generally preferred by Sikhs) leads to less pain and stress and a quicker death for the animal in question.