Tag: Animal Rights
Ritual slaughter ban reflects fights over food and faith in the Netherlands
Martijn de Koning July 4, 2011.
Print: Reuters
The Dutch parliament has voted to ban ritual animal slaughter. In a proposal condemned by Muslim and Jewish organisations, the Party for the Animals wanted a complete ban on dhabiha and shechita — the ritual slaughtering by Muslims and Jews — in cases where the animals were not stunned before being killed.







