Has a Giraffe ever been slaughtered for its kosher meat?

Giraffe is kosher, rabbis rule in Israel. A chance encounter in Israel between vets and a giraffe has led to a rabbinical ruling that the African animal is kosher. Giraffe meat and milk has been ruled acceptable for observant Jews Photo: GETTY. Tim Butcher in Jerusalem. 2:09PM BST 06 Jun 2008. read more

Yes it has. As Wood said, it isn't common and it's very hard, but it has been done and even with with adult ones. I have eaten kosher meat from the wildlife found in South Africa, and Africa in general. There are a few Shochtim (ritual slaughterers) who have actually gone into the bush on expeditions to slaughter wild animals, including Giraffes. read more

Meir Lipnick, Worked for a short time in the kosher food industry Answered Jul 14, 2016 · Author has 1k answers and 1.2m answer views Leviticus 11: 13–19 lists the 24 non-kosher winged animal species. read more

Misconception: Although the giraffe is a kosher animal, it is not slaughtered because it is not known where on the neck to perform the shechitah (ritual slaughter). read more