Ministers reject call to ban religious slaughter of animals that have not been stunned first despite 100,000-strong petition
- Vets chief John Blackwell vowed to continue the fight following rejection
- Campaigners will now press for a fresh Commons debate on the issue
- Controversy surrounds legal exemptions for religious purposes such as Muslim halal and Jewish shechita
"A petition demanding an outright ban on slaughtering animals without stunning them first has attracted more than 100,000 backers - but the Government insisted it still had 'no intention' of outlawing religious slaughter."
"Vets chief John Blackwell vowed to continue the fight, warning ministers they 'simply cannot ignore the strength of public feeling' over animal welfare and a failure to let consumers know how their meat was killed."
"Campaigners will now press for a fresh Commons debate on the issue after quickly exceeding the six-figure threshold required on the parliamentary petition site to trigger a possible time slot."
"The controversy surrounds legal exemptions for religious purposes such as Muslim halal and Jewish shechita - which Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to uphold in a speech last year to the Israeli parliament."
"Opponents say they respect the various faith traditions but insist animal welfare must take priority - with scientific evidence clear that those that are killed without stunning feel pain."
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Ministers reject call to ban religious slaughter of animals that have not been stunned first despite 100,000-strong petition
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PUBLISHED: 7 March 2015
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