I missed the actual slaughter by a few minutes, it had had its throat slit, halal style I imagine because they are mostly Muslims around here. His movements were very swift and precise and within minutes he had skinned it. Every 30 seconds or so he washed his hands in a bucket of water, probably to prevent contamination. There was an old man present watching the proceedings and I took him to be the owner of the goat.
God knows how many health and hygiene regulations he contravened.