NOTE: I added the wrong link to the full story below, I have corrected this now and apoligise for any confusion.
*It seems to me that Non-Muslims and Non-Jews no longer count in the UK.
*Our beliefs, our thoughts and our feelings all have to take a back seat to those of Muslims and Jews (an no doubt any other minority that wishes to push it's religion on the rest of yes)
UKIP Seeks To Reverse It's Policy To Ban Non-stun
Animal Slaughter After Complaints From Jewish Community
" Earlier this week, the party’s National Executive Committee, acting independently of party leader Nigel Farage, unexpectedly decided to demand that in future all animals slaughtered in the UK must be stunned prior to being killed, a procedure forbidden under Jewish laws of shechita and not accepted by many Muslims following the rules of halal. "
"According to a party source, the change was initiated by one of its members, without consulting the party leadership, who pushed his arguments through, giving other committee members neither the time nor the opportunity to understand the ramifications "
" Announcing its policy, the party said: “Animal and veterinary science has long concluded that cutting the throats of animals whilst they are fully conscious can cause significant distress and pain, and we see no reason why religious groups should not take into account the concerns of animal welfare when carrying out slaughter.” "
" However, it now appears that the party leadership is having second thoughts, and attempts are rumored to be under way to reverse the decision, which, according to Shimon Cohen, the director of Shechita UK, currently makes the Independence party (UKIP) the only national political party in the UK with a policy to effectively call for a ban on shechita and halal. "
" Behind the scenes discussions have been conducted since the committee vote to explore ways to deal with the political fallout. A number of senior UKIP members have already voiced their strong opposition to the changed policy, and at least one candidate in May’s general election has threatened to resign if the policy is not reversed "
UK Independence Party in pickle over ‘shechita,’ ‘halal’
By Jerry Lewis
The Jerusalem Post
PUBLISHED: 06/02/2015
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