Non STun Slaughter

The practice of slaughter without pre-stunning can cause suffering to millions of farm animals.

Current law requires animals to be stunned before slaughter - rendering them insensible to pain until death supervenes. However, exemptions are allowed that permit non-stun slaughter for religious purposes, i.e. Muslim and Jewish communities. 

I acknowledge that religious beliefs and practices should be respected. However, all animals should be treated humanely at the time of killing and therefore be stunned prior to slaughter. There doesn't need to be a ban on the meat that is important to some religious communities to ensure animal welfare is considered.

58% of all Halal meat in the UK is pre-stunned before slaughter. If this is the case, then it is acceptable for the other 42% to be slaughtered humanely too

PLEDGE: I would actively campaign to end the non-stun slaughter of animals for human consumption