Religious slaughter of animals in the EU
Briefing
15-11-2012
Religious texts set down traditional methods of slaughter; simply using a knife to kill the animal. The right to continue using these methods is strongly contested the Jewish and Muslim faiths and animal rights activists who wish animals to be stunned first.
Briefing
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- agri-foodstuffs
- AGRI-FOODSTUFFS
- agricultural activity
- agricultural policy
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- animal product
- animal welfare
- economic geography
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- Europe
- GEOGRAPHY
- Hebrew law
- Islamic law
- labelling
- LAW
- marketing
- meat
- meat processing industry
- political geography
- protection of animals
- religious group
- slaughter animal
- social framework
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- sources and branches of the law
- TRADE
- United Kingdom
- veterinary legislation