MEPs Vote to Protect Religious Slaughter

Posted: Thu, 25th Jun 2009

European Ministers have made a mockery of new legislation aimed at ensuring animals do not suffer ‘any avoidable distress or pain’, by voting to require States to make exemptions for ‘cultural traditions and religious rites’.

European Ministers have made a mockery of new legislation aimed at ensuring animals do not suffer ‘any avoidable distress or pain’, by voting to require States to make exemptions for ‘cultural traditions and religious rites’.