A Step In The Right Direction

[ukanonymous]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/denmark-bans-halal-and-kosher-slaughter-as-minister-says-animal-rights-come-before-religion-9135580.html

Hope this happens in the UK :)

[sandyRoe]

I agree 100%.

[pixie373]

I agree. And maybe one day human rights will come before religion, too.

[brionon]

Me too,but I have little hope. I believe Halal is now the Norm in British slaughterhouses as it is cheaper to use but one system.

[anotheoldgit]

You must be joking, that is never going to happen in a country such as this.

[McMouse]

Halal slaughter is barbaric and should be banned in UK. With regret I don't think it will happen.

[Gromit]

The UK has many Jewish people in high positions in Government and business. For that one reason, such a ban will not happen here.

[LazyGun]

I agree. I think Gromit is right that a change will be resisted, but I think that will change over time.

I thought that I had read somewhere that Danish Jews had accepted the use of a non-penetrative capture bolt prior to slaughter, and I am pretty sure that the proscription on stunning by muslim scholars is an issue of interpretation.

So, rather than bleating about anti-semitism and being denied their religious freedoms, they should just recognise that stunning does not contradict their precious holy teachings.

[youngmafbog]

Won't happen here.

[ludwig]

Isn't it against people's human rights to prevent them from abusing animal rights?

[tamborine]

All farmed livestock are humanely killed. There is no accounting for private kill but it would be against the law.

http://www.rspca.org.uk/allaboutanimals/farm/slaughter/factfile

[jno]

animal rights come before human rights, well, that's one way of looking at things.

[andres]

About time !!!

[viv38]

Oh, if only.

[andy-hughes]

I cannot agree that this ruling is anti-Semitic or indeed against any faith.

The ruling is made on the basis of unecessary cruelty, which is always a step in the right direction for any culture.

I would agree that a change in the rule in the UK is unlikely any time soon - if the law was going to have been changed, given the animal-loving (?) nature of the UK electorate - it would have happened by now.

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// The UK has many Jewish people in high positions in Government and business. For that one reason, such a ban will not happen here. ///

Couldn't have anything to do with upsetting the Muslims then Gromit?

[pixie373]

Have we ever been offered a vote on it, Andy?

[ChillDoubt]

Let's be honest, if such legislation were introduced here (eventually) I doubt those in Jewish quarters would make anywhere near the fuss, outrage and accusations of racism that we'd see from the Islamic faith.

[emmie]

as regards to halal, this was something that has needed addressing a long time ago, it is way too late. Nothing will be done here as there are just too many halal outlets, many in the capital. One butchers had this sign up
non stunned animal meat halal sold here.

[atalanta]

What I object to is the fact that religious slaughter does not account for the whole beast. Some meat which religious butchers reject will be sold to the unsuspecting public as normal meat, which keeps down the cost of the stuff which they do accept. I might buy meat without knowing that it is in fact meat slaughtered using less-than-humane methods. I want this kind of meat labelled as such so that I can avoid it.

[tamborine]

Maybe lots of halal butchers Emmie but very few asian chicken farms. Chickens are now gassed which not only kills the birds but also any mite infestation.

As my link above.