By Divya Avasthy
International Business Review - February 22, 2014
Halal and kosher meat will no longer be produced in Denmark, where
the ritual slaughter has been banned after years of campaigning by
animal welfare groups.
Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Agriculture and Food, backs the decision
with certainty of his conscience, even as he is widely quoted by the
media as saying, "animal rights come before religion".
The statement has stirred up much controversy and debate from Jewish
and Muslim religious groups, which are not willing to take
non-halal/kosher meat on a "platter".
Animals in most countries are required to be stunned before slaughter
to avoid excruciating pain at the time of death, but Jewish and Muslim
rituals require the animal to be conscious during slaughter. Their legs
and stomachs shiver, their necks twist and their bodies convulse
painfully.
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