UK: Animals ‘needlessly slaughtered without stunning’ every year
There is an oversupply for the UK’s religious meat market, a study claims.
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UK: Security fears for MPs who support halal meat reforms
Officers have issued a private warning to several MPs who support legal changes.
Belgium’s non-stun slaughter decision shows a ban is possible in law
BVA would like to see all animals stunned before slaughter and this call has received widespread support from the veterinary profession and general public.
UK: Halal Lamb/sheep Slaughtered in the UK
Key Facts on non stun and stun slaughter by the Veterinary Policy Research Foundation.
Opinion: It’s time to label all meat as stunned or unstunned at slaughter
“Ban halal and kosher meat in the UK.” This is the demand of an online petition signed by more than 88,000 people doing the rounds on social media.
UK: Halal meat could be labelled with method of slaughter after Brexit
"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…
Opinion: Issues surrounding the controversy of animal welfare in Halal slaughter
People are focused on the last 10 seconds of an animal’s life and are prepared to ignore animal welfare issues that have happened to it in its life before it…
UK: Food Standards Agency will publish all non-stunned ritual slaughters
There are exemptions to pre-stunning for Shechita (Jewish) and halal (Muslim) slaughter methods but about 84 per cent of animals slaughtered by the halal method are pre-stunned.
Ireland: Halal non-stunning of cattle pre-slaughter is a contentious issue, says vet
The vet also says that if there is a line done in a non-stun way, if there is a surplus to requirements to a specialist market, there’s nothing stopping them…
UK: The importance of labeling Halal Food as Stun or Non Stun.
The labeling of all foods is an important and direct means of communicating product information between buyers and sellers.
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