Ritual religious slaughter in the UK

AS Maureen Hutchinson’s letter (VR, October 7, 2017, vol 181, p 375) advocating banning non-stun slaughter in the UK highlights: ‘We as a profession should be doing all we can to campaign for an end to the [non-stun] practice.’ We at the BVA and the Veterinary Public Health Agency (VPHA) completely agree; slaughter without effective pre-stunning unnecessarily compromises animal welfare and both organisations have, for many years, been jointly and proactively campaigning for an end to non-stun slaughter in the UK. We continue to lobby parliamentarians on welfare at slaughter, including banning non-stun slaughter, at regular House of Commons events and meetings; in the House of Lords, through questions and debates tabled by our honorary associates; and raise public awareness in national, regional and trade media. Despite our ongoing and outspoken work in this area, the UK Government have committed to allow slaughter without pre-stunning ‘in accordance with religious...
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Tags: Letters and notices Source Type: research