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Halal And Kosher Animal Slaughter.
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Norway,Iceland,Switzerland,Sweden,Poland and Denmark, have all banned Halal and Kosher animal slaughter, why hasn't the UK joined them?
This report is over a year old, why have the UK still not took action?
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This report is over a year old, why have the UK still not took action?
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The UK political estabishment has long been infultrated by the state of Israel.
There are Friends of Israel sections of the Conservatives, Labour and LibDems, and FOI make donations to friendly candidates and MPs. Which means a disproportionately high number of members of the Government would not want to upset UK jews with a ban on kosher meat.
The result, there is no support for a ban amongst any of the main parties.
There are Friends of Israel sections of the Conservatives, Labour and LibDems, and FOI make donations to friendly candidates and MPs. Which means a disproportionately high number of members of the Government would not want to upset UK jews with a ban on kosher meat.
The result, there is no support for a ban amongst any of the main parties.
Anyone complaining about the unethical treatment of animals in a slaughterhouse - of any description - who is not a vegan, is by definition, a hypocrite.
To protest about a degree of cruelty to animals - which is what this is - is meaningless.
All slaughtered animals are inhumanely treated, so it is pointless to get teary eyed about some that are treated worse than others in this way - it is the degree of cruelty that causes the outrage, not the notion of cruelty per se.
Anyone who works in a slaughterhouse is unlikely to have a particularly compassionate attitude towards animals - killing them is a task to completed, being nice to them is not within the remit of the job.
But to return to the OP - British governments allow far too much sensitivity in terms of barbaric cultural practices - of which this is merely one - because they fear a backlash of negative publicity, and more importantly - loss of votes.
To protest about a degree of cruelty to animals - which is what this is - is meaningless.
All slaughtered animals are inhumanely treated, so it is pointless to get teary eyed about some that are treated worse than others in this way - it is the degree of cruelty that causes the outrage, not the notion of cruelty per se.
Anyone who works in a slaughterhouse is unlikely to have a particularly compassionate attitude towards animals - killing them is a task to completed, being nice to them is not within the remit of the job.
But to return to the OP - British governments allow far too much sensitivity in terms of barbaric cultural practices - of which this is merely one - because they fear a backlash of negative publicity, and more importantly - loss of votes.
Naomi,
My butcher sells normal meat and halal meat. I have a choice.
If people were bothered, they would ask for non halal meat, and if it wasn't available, or if they did not get an assurance the meat wasn't halal, then they would not purchase the halal meat if they thought it was cruel. But no one does that.
There is probably a case that meat must be labelled if slaughted that way, and restaurants to have to state if the meat is halal. Many already do that, but then they have EDL numpties demonstrating outside their establishments.
My butcher sells normal meat and halal meat. I have a choice.
If people were bothered, they would ask for non halal meat, and if it wasn't available, or if they did not get an assurance the meat wasn't halal, then they would not purchase the halal meat if they thought it was cruel. But no one does that.
There is probably a case that meat must be labelled if slaughted that way, and restaurants to have to state if the meat is halal. Many already do that, but then they have EDL numpties demonstrating outside their establishments.
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