There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power. François Fénelon
Deranged by lust, Dané searches for Narcissus, naked but for a cloak, and finds him at the point of death. Source: Internet
They believed that the ka, or life-force, left the body at the point of death and even their practices of preserving the body further indicated their understanding of the continuance of life. Source: Internet
These both require that the animals being slaughtered should be conscious at the point of death, and as such animals cannot be stunned prior to killing. Source: Internet