A region of southern Belgium has voted to ban kosher and halal meats by outlawing the slaughter of “unstunned” animals, several news sources have reported.
The environment committee of the Walloon Parliament gave a unanimous vote for the ban and is expected to take effect in September 2019 if approved by parliament later this year.
Animal rights campaigners argue that it is more humane to stun animals before killing them as opposed to Jewish kosher and Islamic halal rituals, which require slitting the throat of the animal and draining its blood.
Other countries including Denmark, Switzerland and New Zealand already prohibit “unstunned” slaughter.
Read the full article by Steven Impey at Food & Beverage.