Tags: Religious slaughter
NSS criticises EU leaders’ unqualified backing for religious rituals
Posted: Tue, 29 May 2018
Two senior EU politicians have said they would oppose restrictions on rituals such as genital cutting and religious animal slaughter. Read More »
NSS responds to Lancashire consultation on use of non-stun meat
Posted: Wed, 28 Feb 2018
The NSS has urged Lancashire County Council to proceed with plans to stop supplying non-stun meat to schools. Read More »
NSS: Labour animal welfare plan will not end unnecessary suffering
Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2018
The NSS says Labour's proposals to introduce mandatory method of slaughter labelling do not do enough to promote animal welfare. Read More »
Council launches consultation on unstunned meat plan for schools
Posted: Thu, 08 Feb 2018
Lancashire County Council is consulting on plans to stop supplying unstunned meat to schools after threats of legal action and a boycott. Read More »
Unstunned meat widespread in UK supermarkets, NSS research reveals
Posted: Thu, 04 Jan 2018
Meat from animals which have not been stunned before slaughter is widespread in UK supermarkets, NSS research has found. Read More »
Government considering labelling of non-stunned meat
Posted: Thu, 16 Nov 2017
The Government is considering introducing labelling requirements to show whether halal or kosher meat has been stunned before slaughter. Read More »
NSS urges Bradford council to stop supplying un-stunned meat
Posted: Thu, 09 Nov 2017
The NSS has written to Bradford's district council to urge it to stop supplying un-stunned halal meat in schools and elsewhere. Read More »
Success! Lancashire votes to take un-stunned meat off school menus
Posted: Thu, 26 Oct 2017
The NSS has welcomed a decision from Lancashire Council to only supply halal meat from animals that have been stunned before slaughter to schools. Read More »
NSS seeks end to religious exemption amid sharp rise in non-stun slaughter
Posted: Fri, 06 Oct 2017
The NSS has urged the Environment Secretary to end the religious exemption from animal welfare laws after a rise in non-stun slaughter. Read More »
NSS urges councillors to stop forcing non-stunned halal meat on pupils
Posted: Fri, 22 Sep 2017
The NSS has written to councillors in Lancashire urging them to stop imposing unstunned meat on school pupils. Read More »
NSS calls for clearer labelling on halal meat
Posted: Wed, 30 Aug 2017
The National Secular Society has called for clearer labelling on meat slaughtered by religious methods after new quality standards were proposed for halal sheepmeat. Read More »
Parliamentary candidates offer support for faith schools, non-stun animal slaughter and circumcision
Posted: Wed, 31 May 2017
The National Secular Society has criticised prospective MPs for offering their support to non-therapeutic male circumcision, religious slaughter of animals without stunning, and faith schools. Read More »
Belgium’s Walloon region to end slaughter of animals without pre-stunning
Posted: Thu, 11 May 2017
A committee of the Walloon Parliament has voted to ban the slaughter of animals without pre-stunning, a move welcomed by secularists and animal rights campaigners. Read More »
EU survey reveals clear support for labelling of meat from non-stunned animals
Posted: Tue, 09 Jun 2015
A survey by the European Commission has found widespread confusion over religious slaughter but clear support for labelling to indicate whether meat is from a pre-stunned animal. Read More »
MPs cite “overwhelming” public support in debate on non-stun animal slaughter
Posted: Tue, 24 Feb 2015
MPs have debated ending non-stun slaughter, after a petition to end the religious exemption to animal welfare laws was signed by over 115,000 people. Read More »
100,000 join vets and secularists in calling for an end to non-stun slaughter
Posted: Fri, 30 Jan 2015
A petition calling on the Government to end the religious exemption for non-stun slaughter has passed 100,000 signatures and will be considered for a debate in Parliament. Read More »
Poland overturns ban on non-stun slaughter of animals in favour of religious privilege
Posted: Wed, 10 Dec 2014
The Polish Constitutional Tribunal has overturned a ban on the religious (non-stun) slaughter of animals. Read More »
NSS backs petition to end non-stun slaughter
Posted: Fri, 02 May 2014
The National Secular Society is backing a new campaign by the British Veterinary Association to end non-stun slaughter of animals to improve animal welfare. Read More »
Poland partially revokes its ban on ritual animal slaughter
Posted: Fri, 04 Apr 2014
The Polish parliament has given in to worldwide pressure from Jewish and Muslim groups and revised its ban on ritual slaughter of animals without pre-stunning. Read More »
Leading vet calls for an end to religious slaughter
Posted: Thu, 06 Mar 2014
A leading vet has said the religious slaughter of animals should be banned, unless Muslims and Jews can voluntarily adopt more humane methods of killing. Read More »
