Amendment to bill could reduce non stun slaughter in the UK

[Catherine]

Quote:But as you say, if one becomes vegetarian or vegan, then slaughter of any kind is out of the question. It is a simple question of compassion for other forms of life.

What I find unbelievable is the insistence of some religions that they only eat meat that is slaughtered with cruelty. They won't allow an animal to be stunned first.
There may have been a time thousands of years ago when such practices had a health and safety component. Any meat they ate would have been from a freshly killed healthy animal.
We don't need to do that now. We don't need to eat meat now. We have many alternatives. 
For those who do eat meat there are less cruel options.

There is no need to insist on cruelty for religious reasons. That seems very strange.