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Islam has laws regarding which foods can and cannot be eaten and also on the proper method of slaughtering an animal for consumption, known as dhabihah. However if there is no other food available then a Muslim is allowed to eat non-halal food. Surah 2:173 states:
If one is forced because there is no other choice, neither craving nor transgressing, there is no sin on him.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal
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10th June 2003
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The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), which advises the government on how to avoid cruelty to livestock, says the way Kosher and Halal meat is produced causes severe suffering to animals.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2977086.stm
And many years later it's still "allowed" or is it just ignored for fear of upsetting religious groups?