(Breitbart) A court in Finland began hearing a case of alleged illegal halal slaughter of up to 2,500 sheep this week, with prosecutors claiming the animals were slaughtered without being stunned beforehand in accordance with the law.
The animal welfare trial began this week in the District Court of Ostrobothnia in western Finland and involves the main defendant accused of a felony animal welfare offence and then others accused of lesser charges.
The main suspect in the case, a man from Ostrobothnia, is believed to have taken part in slitting the throats of around 2,500 sheep, performing halal slaughter, which is illegal in Finland unless the animal being slaughtered is stunned first, broadcaster Yle reports.
