(Washington Times) An American diplomat said European laws governing the humane treatment of animals must include religious exemptions for Jewish and Islamic slaughtering practices, lest nations be seen as hostile to religious minorities.
“Laws limiting Jews from practicing their religion, including laws banning kosher slaughter, were enacted in Europe’s not-too-distant past for the purpose of making it difficult for Jews to live their lives. One of the first acts of the Nazi regime was to pass such a law,” Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told a European Commission meeting on Thursday.
The commission is the cabinet government of the European Union.
