HALAL AND NON-HALAL EXPERTS WORK TO TREAT ANIMALS HUMANELY – BUT LIVESTOCK CONSCIOUSNESS AT KILLING REMAINS A CONCERN
November 2nd, 2021
Halal experts and animal welfare activists around the world are seeking common ground on how to keep and slaughter animals in the most humane ways possible. Halal certification systems that forbid pre-slaughter stunning as haram is becoming an increasingly acute issue for countries with strong animal welfare culture traditions and growing Muslim populations. This is being reflected in court cases. For instance, despite a European Union (EU) regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing ...
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