Amendment to bill could reduce non stun slaughter in the UK

[Catherine]

Chris Loder, an animal welfare advocate is planning an amendment to the kept animals bill. The purpose of the amendment is to reduce the number of non stun kills of animals in the UK. Non stun kills are done for religious reasons. Certain types of Halal and Kosher require that the animal be aware at the time its throat is cut. 
The idea is to reduce the number of animals killed that way by not mass slaughtering animals that way. Instead, non stun animals would be a special order for those whose religion has that requirement.
There would be a requirement to label non stun meat so people can make a choice about whether to eat it or not.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/o...ng-stunned

This is a big issue. There is a conflict between animal welfare and religious practice. If we are going to respect animals and look out for their welfare then there must be a way to deal with this. The real solution is to adopt a vegan diet. No animals need to be slaughtered, stunned or not stunned.

There is no religion that objects to a vegan diet.