The principles for slaughtering and processing nontraditional species are the same as for the main livestock species. The animals have to be handled and slaughtered in a humane manner, and their carcasses dressed, stored, and transported hygienically. The main differences between the species lie in the way they are handled while still alive, in the approach used in skin removal and in the butchery lines used for the dressed carcass. Evisceration before jointing is the usual procedure in abattoirs if the meat is to be sold for meat consumption, but notable exceptions are the camel and the crocodile, where meat is often taken off the uneviscerated skinned body. This article aims to describe immediate preslaughter handling and the slaughter processes used for the most important nontraditional meat species.