Shechita - the Jewish religious humane method of animal slaughter for food

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Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Government Commitment to Continued Practice of Shechita

(London, March 8) Shechita UK today welcomed the Government’s Final Response to the Farm Animal Welfare Council’s Report on the Welfare of Animals at Slaughter, in particular its strong commitment to respect the right of the...

Thursday, June 24, 2004

Shechita UK submits formal response of the Jewish Community to the Government's Draft Response to the FAWC Report

(London, 24th June 2004) Shechita UK today submitted the formal response of the Jewish Community to the Government’s Draft Response to the Farm Animal Welfare Council Report on the Welfare of Farmed Animals at Slaughter or...

Thursday, April 01, 2004

Jewish Community calls on Government to recognise shechita as humane method of animal slaughter

(LONDON, 1st April 2004) Commenting on the Government’s response to the FAWC Report on the Welfare of Farmed Animals at Slaughter, Henry Grunwald, Chairman of Shechita UK and President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews,...

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

America bans use of captive-bolt stun gun

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced (12 Jan 2004) that amongst new regulations to prevent the spread of BSE - "Mad Cow Disease" - the use of the pneumatically charged captive-bolt stun gun, which...

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