Slaughtering Belgium votes to ban kosher and halal slaughter
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fleischwirtschaft.com — BELGIUM, Brussels. Belgium's Wallooon region has voted to ban kosher and halal meats by outlawing the slaughter of unstunned animals. This was reported by The Independent.
The environment committee of southern Belgium's Walloon Parliament voted unanimously for the ban, which will take effect in September 2019 if the parliament's plenary approves the ban later this month.
Both Jewish kosher and Islamic halal rituals require the butcher to swiftly slaughter the animal by slitting its throat and draining its blood, a process condemned by animal rights campaigners, who argue it is more humane to stun animals before killing them.
Both Jewish kosher and Islamic halal rituals require the butcher to swiftly slaughter the animal by slitting its throat and draining its blood, a process condemned by animal rights campaigners, who argue it is more humane to stun animals before killing them.
Similar legislation has been proposed by the parliament in the northern Flemish region. A ban on the slaughter of animals without stunning will come into effect in January 2019 in the Flemish region of Belgium, the De Morgen daily newspaper reports.
Countries including Denmark, Switzerland and New Zealand already prohibit unstunned slaughter.