UK: Government’s misguided agenda on kosher meat labelling
DEFRA concedes that if Jews want to eat shechita-slaughtered meat, they can do so, provided they are prepared to acquiesce in official condemnation
DEFRA concedes that if Jews want to eat shechita-slaughtered meat, they can do so, provided they are prepared to acquiesce in official condemnation
"We fully support the labelling or meat, and even to make that distinction between stunned meat and unstunned meat. But it’s important that all meats are labelled accurately," Muslim Council…
Animal welfare campaigners in the House of Commons will not seek a vote to ban shechita in Britain, a leading MP has promised.
A new law requires that all animals are stunned before being slaughtered. Religious rights do not come before animal rights.
“The position of the government is absolutely clear. We would prefer to see all animals stunned before slaughter but we do respect the right for people to eat meat which…