Pro-religious slaughter e-petition smashes signature target
"An e-petition calling for non-stun slaughter to be supported in the UK and the EU has smashed through its 100,000 signature target, only days after it was launched.
"The Muslim Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester, together with the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, decided to launch the petition, which began collecting signatures on 13 February"
"It calls for a focus on improving the competence of slaughterers, rather than simply attacking non-stun slaughter methods, which it claims have been shown to minimise suffering."
"The total number of signatories now stands at more than 122,000 – more than the counter-petition from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) – with the issue now eligible for debate in parliament"
"However Jewish organisation Shechita UK has accused the BVA of being "negligent, obsessed and politically driven"."
"Shimon Cohen, director of Shechita UK, said: "There have been two comprehensive and balanced debates on religious slaughter in little over a year, for animal welfare groups to push for a third is wild-eyed and obsessive"
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Pro-religious slaughter e-petition smashes signature target
By Georgi Gyton
Meat Info - Meat Trades Journal
PUBLISHED: 23 February, 2015
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