Religious agreement? | April 07, 2008
Here is a very interesting issue.
Cuts of meat that are forbidden by kosher or halal law are sold back into the general market, but animal rights activists find kosher and halal slaughter practices inhumane. The British Food and Farming Minister wants these meats labeled so that consumers have the right to reject meats if they feel the animals have been treated in inhumane ways (during slaughter).
Here, (some) Jews and Muslims have come together in agreement. It is a matter to keep on your radar.
Brit Jews, Muslims say no to labelling of halal and kosher meat
London, Apr.7 : Jews and Muslims in Britain have reportedly objected to a Government proposal to label halal and kosher meat before they are put on sale.
Reacting to Food and Farming Minister Lord Rooker's proposal that suggests that the public should be given the choice of deciding whether they want to buy food from animals that have been bled to death, community leaders and members said this step to label meats went against their religious beliefs.
"My choice as a customer is that I would want to buy meat that has been looked after and slaughtered in the most humane way possible."
Lord Rooker's comments were welcomed by the RSPCA, which is concerned about the experience of animals killed for Jews and Muslims.
