Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 40685
Meat: Ritual Slaughter
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of abattoirs in enforcing welfare standards during the production of halal meat.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter and would prefer all animals to be stunned before slaughter, but we respect the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs. A si...
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