Government under pressure to ban religious slaughter as halal scandal grows
Undercover video sparks public revulsion
" The Government is under mounting pressure from MPs, vets, and animal welfare campaigners to ban religious slaughter, after scenes of cruelty – shown in an undercover video of a halal abattoir - sparked public revulsion."
"The disturbing findings of the investigation at the Bowood Lamb abattoir in North Yorkshire, by Animal Aid, reported in today’s Independent, have already resulted in one slaughterman being sacked and three suspended."
"Undercover footage showed scenes including workers repeatedly hacking at sheep’s throats and animals being kicked in the head and face."
"“This issue is not going to go away until we get to the point where all animals are stunned before they are killed,” said committee member Mark Spencer MP."
"The cruelty documented at the halal abattoir is symptomatic of a wider problem across the industry, rather than one confined to religious slaughter, say campaigners."
Government under pressure to ban religious slaughter as halal scandal grows
By JONATHAN OWEN
Mail Online
PUBLISHED: Tuesday 03 February 2015
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