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Tag Archives: kosher
Woke up, fell out of bed …
Top vet calls for ban on religious slaughter of animals The Independent, Sunday 11th May 2014 Britain’s top vet has sparked controversy, calling for a ban on slashing animals’ throats in ‘ritual’ slaughters for halal and kosher meat products. John … Continue reading
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Tagged British Veterinary Association, halal, John Blackwell, kosher, ritual slaughter
Woke up, fell out of bed …
Faith leaders call for clearer packaging of meat BBC News, Wednesday 9th May 2014 Faith leaders have called for clearer packaging after it emerged some meat is sold in the UK which could qualify as halal but is not labelled … Continue reading
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Tagged halal, kosher
Good planets are hard to find
The media is whipping up anti-muslim and anti-jewish sentiments today as it focuses on an article in the Veterinary Record by Professor Bill Reilly, ex-president of the British Veterinary Association. Controversially suggesting that some abattoirs might be refusing to stun … Continue reading
Posted in Good planets are hard to find, Opinion
Tagged British Veterinary Association, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, good planets are hard to find, halal, Humane Society International, kfc, kosher, Marks and Spencer, Nando's, Professor Bill Reilly, Professor Wilhelm Schulze, Sainsbury's, Somerfield, talking point, Tesco, the Co-op, University of Veterinary Medicine, Waitrose
