Various animal welfare bodies say no, and have been saying no for many, many years.
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Hmmmm...
All NZ lamb is halal according to
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...aughtered.html
BUT...
http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Sate...&ssbinary=true
So is it halal or not? A bit of a conundrum for strict halal muslims, and also for non-muslims concerned about animal welfare.
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A scientific study by the Government’s Farm Animal Welfare Council in 2003 found that animals could remain fully conscious for up to two minutes after having their throats cut.
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Halal meat is a big business in the UK. Last year the Government approved a deal which could allow 5,000 halal butchers from Pakistan to travel to this country to take up work.
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The European Commission has put forward plans to ensure that *animals facing slaughter are “spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering”.
Under the proposals all animals facing slaughter would have to be electrically stunned beforehand.
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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...nd-kosher-meat