is the goat usually slaughtered? I went to a midnight mass the other night because my friend invited me to go to her church with her. This was the first mass that I'd ever been to, so I was a bit surprised when they slaughtered their goat by bleeding it out. It seems like there must be a more humane way to do that. I'm not really a church goer, and this wasn't what I expected at all. I mean, it was kind of cool, just not what I expected. Anyway, does anyone do this differently at their masses? Just wondering.