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The 12 most-read LDV posts of 2014 (Day 3)

By | Sat 27th December 2014 - 2:45 pm

Throughout the 12 days of Christmas, we’re bringing you the 12 most-read posts on this site of 2014. Here’s today’s offering…

Clegg opposes ban on halal and kosher slaughter; now we need to hear his reasons – Nick Thornsby | Thu 6th March 2014

This issue is a classic liberal dilemma, requiring us to consider competing rights: on the one hand the right of animals not to be caused unnecessary pain and of society to impose regulations to ensure this; on the other the right of religious observants to cause pain to animals that, on their interpretation, religious texts require.

Given that society has taken a clear position that slaughter should be carried out as humanely as possible, and that part of this is that animals should be stunned before being killed, it seems to me that the onus is on those who advocate an exception to this to explain precisely why other rights should override this view.

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One Comment

  • Jayne Mansfield 31st Dec '14 - 11:13am

    I am with George Eustace MP on this one.

    The consumer has a right to know whether meat is from stunned or non- stunned animals and then make a choice. Clear labelling seems like the proper way forward to me.

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