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The government has said it expects food producers and outlets to give consumers information on meat from non-stun slaughter.
Posted: Thu, 19 Sep 2019
NSS challenges government backtracking on non-stun meat labelling
The NSS has urged the government to reconsider an apparent backtrack on requiring meat from unstunned animals to be labelled.
Posted: Tue, 02 Jul 2019
Former farming minister calls for free vote on religious slaughter
A former farming minister has called on all political parties to make restrictions on religious non-stun slaughter a free vote issue.
Posted: Wed, 03 Apr 2019
MPs call for labelling of meat from non-stun slaughter
A cross-party group of MPs is calling for meat produced from religious non-stun slaughter methods to be clearly labelled.
Posted: Fri, 29 Mar 2019
Animal welfare group to address NSS conference on religious freedom
Joyce D'Silva, of the group Compassion in World Farming, will address non-stun slaughter at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference.
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In response to a targeted criticism of the NSS for campaigning to end non-stun slaughter, Chris Sloggett says the principle of one law for all is worth upholding.
We should expect the religious to follow the same laws as everyone else
Posted: Thu, 07 Nov 2019
Dr Joyce D'Silva of Compassion in World Farming says the organisation campaigns for an end to religious exemptions that allow non-stun slaughter so farm animals are treated as humanely as possible.
Non-stun slaughter must end on animal welfare grounds
Posted: Thu, 01 Aug 2019
Jewish and Muslim sensibilities about ritual slaughter are given protected status, despite these practices being inhumane. Matthew Syed argues that religious exemptions in this area are a slippery slope...
If we exempt ritual slaughter from animal welfare laws we open the door to far worse crimes
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