(Jewish News) The government has rejected a call to ban the non-stun slaughter of animals after defending the right of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their beliefs.
A Westminster Hall debate took place on Monday after a petition stating “non-stun slaughter is barbaric and doesn’t fit in with our culture and modern-day values and should be banned” attracted 109,018 signatures.
A separate motion calling for a ban on “halal slaughter” had been brought by the former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, now standing as an independent after a row with leader Nigel Farage.
During the debate Daniel Zeichner, the minister for rural affairs, said: “It is the government’s preference that all animals should be stunned before slaughter.”
