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Originally Posted by Taf
Halal and Kosher meats are technically already illegal as the animals are not stunned before slaughter, but they get to play the religion card.
And even if they were made illegal, there would just be even more backstreet slaughterhouses opening-up.
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They have exemptions to the law.
The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995
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Method of slaughter
6. Any person who slaughters by a religious method any animal which has not been stunned before bleeding shall—
(a)before each animal is slaughtered, inspect the knife to be used and ensure that it is not used unless it is undamaged and of sufficient size and sharpness to be capable of being used to slaughter the animal in the manner described in sub-paragraph (b) below; and
(b)ensure that each animal is slaughtered by the severance, by rapid, uninterrupted movements of a knife, of both its carotid arteries and both its jugular veins.
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About time this rule was enforced.
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the meat must be intended for consumption by Jewish or Muslim people
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Halal slaughtered meat is not allowed to be used for the general population. IE You can't have Halal takeaways.