Today (22nd June), 'The Independent' published an article on the religious slaughter of animals in the UK.
A scientific assessment from the government's animal welfare advisers, the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), says that religious slaughter without stunning causes distress to the animals. FAWC, which includes scientific, agricultural and veterinary experts, is calling for the Government to launch a debate with religious communities about religious slaughter.
To read the article, go to www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/end-cruel-religious-slaughter-say-scientists-1712241.html
Read the FAWC assessment online at www.fawc.org.uk/