14 August 2013

Halal debate lives on as requirement to stun slaughter animals is proposed

An application to slaughter animals without stunning them first has led the agriculture minister, Karen Hækkerup (Socialdemokraterne), to call for a ban on the practice.

No animals are slaughtered in Denmark without first being stunned, though EU regulations do allow for the practice if the animals are being slaughtered according to religious guidelines. [The Copenhagen Post] Read more