Editing Mesechtas Beitzah (section)

==== The Laws of Shechita ====
At the end of the masechta it is stated, "We do not water and slaughter the wild animals," meaning, despite it being permitted to slaughter, one should not slaughter wild animals, but we may water and slaughter domesticated animals.

The Gemara asks about the lengthy expression "watering and slaughtering," and explains that the innovation is that one must water the animal before shechita. The Rebbe explains that there are two reasons for this:

# So that it will be easier to skin, and the hide will not stick to the meat.
# So that if there is a sircha (adhesion) on the lungs, it will detach, thus avoiding having to declare the animal treif.