[Islam in Europe] UK: MPs want curbs on 'unacceptable' religious slaughter

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UK: MPs want curbs on 'unacceptable' religious slaughter







Via the BBC:

The government is facing renewed calls to curb the slaughtering of animals that have not first been rendered unconscious - a debate that pits religious sensitivities against the convictions of animal welfare campaigners.

Senior Conservative backbencher Greg Knight has told MPs that the practice of slaughtering cattle, lambs and chickens in this way is "rife".

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