Is it true that Mongol Tribal Law/Yassa mandated under pain of death that men must butcher animals in this way: "its belly ripped open and its heart squeezed in the hand until the animal dies"

by khinzeer

I've been reading about Yassa and I stumbled across this law

Forbidden, to cut the throats of animals slain for food; When an animal is to be eaten, its feet must be tied, its belly ripped open and its heart squeezed in the hand until the animal dies; then its meat may be eaten; but if anyone slaughter an animal after the Mohammedan fashion (slitting the throat), he is to be himself slaughtered. -al-Makrizi

I know we have no primary sources for the Yassa code, and many Muslim writers didn't like the Mongols. Is this rule definitely BS or is it possible that Mongols really were executing people unless they brutally temple of doomed their livestock?

talondearg

unless they brutally temple of doomed their livestock?

I can't answer your primary question, but I wanted to point out the bias in your question - a version of this method of slaughter is still the traditional method in Mongolia, it is not 'temple of doom' brutality; they consider it a fast and effective method to cut an opening in the side of the beast in question and silence its heart.