Consumers may unwittingly be eating Halal meat from animals which suffered excessive pain whilst being slaughtered, according to several animal rights groups who have organized a nationwide publicity poster campaign to denounce the practice.
“This animal is about to have its throat cut whilst conscious and it will suffer horribly. That is what ritual meat-killing is.” Those words can be read on posters in 50 French cities and they are why several French politicians have proposed that laws concerning Halal meal slaughtering and the meat’s labeling be changed.
Traditional French methods used in abattoirs are controlled by a government decree introduced in 1964 which stipulates that the animal must be unconscious before being killed. Methods used include a stun gun, the use of electric shock or the use of gas.
Traditional Jewish (Kosher) and Muslim (Halal) methods however insist that the animal be conscious when it is killed by having its throat slit, and these exceptions to the humane slaughter of animals are permitted by European Union legislation for reasons related to the freedom of religious expression. These exceptions are denounced by animal rights associations and figurehead animal rights defender Brigitte Bardot says that “I can no longer tolerate that conscious animals have their throats cut like in the Middle Ages in order to please a god whereas there are modern means which could avoid the animals’ suffering.”
Source: http://plus.lefigaro.fr/note/animal-rights-groups-slam-halal-meat-cruelty-20110120-379256
“This animal is about to have its throat cut whilst conscious and it will suffer horribly. That is what ritual meat-killing is.” Those words can be read on posters in 50 French cities and they are why several French politicians have proposed that laws concerning Halal meal slaughtering and the meat’s labeling be changed.
Traditional French methods used in abattoirs are controlled by a government decree introduced in 1964 which stipulates that the animal must be unconscious before being killed. Methods used include a stun gun, the use of electric shock or the use of gas.
Traditional Jewish (Kosher) and Muslim (Halal) methods however insist that the animal be conscious when it is killed by having its throat slit, and these exceptions to the humane slaughter of animals are permitted by European Union legislation for reasons related to the freedom of religious expression. These exceptions are denounced by animal rights associations and figurehead animal rights defender Brigitte Bardot says that “I can no longer tolerate that conscious animals have their throats cut like in the Middle Ages in order to please a god whereas there are modern means which could avoid the animals’ suffering.”
Source: http://plus.lefigaro.fr/note/animal-rights-groups-slam-halal-meat-cruelty-20110120-379256
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