Tags: Slaughter
NSS slams government for backtracking on non-stun slaughter labels
Defra consultation on "fairer food labelling" omits slaughter, despite 97% supporting labels for slaughter method. Read More »
Wales Green Party drops pledge to ban non-stun slaughter
Members vote to monitor slaughter "without prejudice towards minority religious and cultural groups". Read More »
Clear support for mandatory labels for non-stun meat, report finds
There is significant support for mandatory labels for meat from animals slaughtered without stunning, a government... Read More »
Policy could drive up non-stun meat in public sector, NSS warns
Policy changes could lead to more meat from animals slaughtered without stunning supplied in the public sector, the NSS has warned. Read More »
Over half of kosher-slaughtered cows rejected by Jewish authorities
The NSS has called for mandatory labelling for non-stun meat as figures suggest over half of all kosher-slaughtered cows may end up on the general market. Read More »
Stun animals before kosher slaughter, rabbi says
A rabbi has recommended that animals slaughtered for kosher meat be stunned first to reduce suffering.
An internal... Read More »
NSS criticises non-stun slaughter carve out in animal welfare bill
The National Secular Society has criticised the government for enshrining religious exemptions from animal welfare... Read More »
Religiously slaughtered meat supply outstrips demand, says report
Millions more animals than necessary to meet demand are religiously slaughtered without stunning, according to a recent... Read More »
Public backs labelling of religious non-stun slaughter meat
The British public back the labelling for meat from animals slaughtered without stunning, new figures show. Read More »
Non-stun halal and kosher meat served in parliament, NSS finds
Meat from animals not stunned before slaughter is being sold in parliament, the National Secular Society has found.... Read More »
NSS welcomes plans for non-stun slaughter labelling
The National Secular Society is calling for the public to support proposals for meat from animals not stunned before... Read More »
Religious privilege causing injustice, NSS tells Law Commission
The National Secular Society has argued that religious privilege creates inconsistencies and unfairness in laws on... Read More »
Consider labelling laws for non-stun meat, says government committee
Changes in law are needed to ensure meat from non-stun slaughter only reaches religious markets and not general consumers,... Read More »
States may restrict non-stun slaughter on welfare grounds, ECJ rules
The EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice, has ruled that states subject to its jurisdiction may ban non-stun... Read More »
NSS criticises lack of transparency over non-stun slaughter
The National Secular Society has warned of an "unacceptable lack of transparency" after the Food Standards Agency... Read More »
Government expects “industry” to inform consumers on non-stun meat
The government has said it expects food producers and outlets to give consumers information on meat from non-stun... Read More »
NSS challenges government backtracking on non-stun meat labelling
The National Secular Society has urged the government to rethink its position on non-stun slaughter after a minister... Read More »
Former farming minister calls for free vote on religious slaughter
The former farming minister George Eustice MP has called on all political parties to make restrictions on religious... Read More »
MPs call for labelling of meat from non-stun slaughter
A group of cross-party MPs is calling for meat produced from religious non-stun slaughter methods to be clearly labelled... Read More »
Animal welfare group to address NSS conference on religious freedom
The National Secular Society is delighted that Joyce D'Silva, the ambassador emeritus of the group Compassion in World... Read More »
ECJ: non-stun slaughter breaches ‘highest welfare standards’
Meat from animals slaughtered without pre-stunning does not meet sufficiently high animal welfare standards to be... Read More »
Britain risks becoming a ‘hotbed of non-stun slaughter’, warns NSS
The National Secular Society has warned the government against turning the UK into "a hotbed of non-stun halal slaughter"... Read More »
Animal welfare groups ask government to end non-stun slaughter
Animal welfare advocates are urging the environment secretary to repeal an exemption which allows animals to be slaughtered... Read More »
Council leader silencing debate on schools’ non-stun meat, NSS says
The National Secular Society has criticised the leader of Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire for "trying to silence"... Read More »
Non-stun slaughter ban comes into effect in northern Belgium
The slaughter of animals without pre-stunning is set to be significantly reduced in Belgium after a ban came into... Read More »
