Kosher slaughter
UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading
MP Esther McVey, who brought the bill on Tuesday, said it is about animal welfare, transparency in meat production and consumer choice, and does not seek to ban halal or kosher meat.
The noise around religious slaughter has killed debate across the Diaspora - opinion
US ambassador demands that Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and antisemitic’ investigation of mohels
Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat
Jewish groups excoriate Denmark over legalized bestiality
Ritual slaughter currently banned due to concerns for animal rights; PETA tells 'post' shechita one of “least humane methods of slaughter.”
European Rabbis call Danish shechita ban cover for terrible animal rights record
Rabbi says ban is not about animal welfare, citing the killing of a healthy giraffe and four lions at a Copenhagen zoo.
Jews to petition European Commission over shechita
Rabbinic leader to meet with Muslim group, meat association in attempt to overturn Poland's ban on ritual slaughter.
Lithuanian lawmakers advance bid to keep ritual slaughter legal
Amendment to bill meant to encourage export of meat from Lithuania to Israel, Arab countries.
Belgian ‘Holocaust ad’ against ritual slaughter riles Jews, Muslims
Radio ad produced by animal welfare group delivers a mock testimony told from the perspective of a lamb waiting for the slaughter.
Agriculture Ministry raids illegal slaughterhouse
Galilee farm killed thousands of chickens in unsupervised and unsanitary conditions.
Polish president vows to support kosher slaughter
President says Poland considers preserving religious rights of Jewish community a national interest of supreme importance.
Polish FM ‘determined’ to find solution to shechita ban
Government banned Jewish ritual slaughter in January, setting off torrent of criticism.
Jewish groups spar over representation by controversial lawyer in Poland ‘shechita’ ban
Attorney is the former leader of now-defunct League of Polish Families, a far-right parliamentary sect that has been accused of anti-Semitism.
Polish Jews to turn to Constitutional Court over slaughter ban
Polish law requires that animals be stunned before slaughter; Polish Jews maintain Kosher slaughter is still legal.
