Yesterday, the Highest Court of Poland has estimated that the Polish legislative ban of non-stunned slaughter was against the Constitution. The ban was introduced in 2013, and was challenged by the Union of Jewish Religious Communities.
Denmark outlaws ritual slaughter without stunning
Following Sweden and Poland, last week, Denmark outlawed slaughter without preliminary stunning. The prohibition is applying up from this week on all the Danish territory. Answering to the protest of the jewish and muslim community, Dan Joergensen, Danish Minister and also former MEP said “Animal rights come before religion”.
More information on http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Denmark-outlaws-Jewish-and-Muslim-ritual-slaughter-as-of-next-week-341433
Validity of outright ban on ritual slaughter in Poland –
P-013797/2013
5 December 2013
Jarosław Kalinowski (PPE)
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Re-legalizing of ritual slaughter in Poland ?
After a full Constitutional ban of Ritual Slaughter on January 1 2013, Poland is about to authorize again ritual slaughter for exporting meat.
More information on http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2013/04/25/poland-to-permit-ritual-slaughter/
EC law and (banning) the ritual slaughter of animals
13 February 2013
E-001481-13
Morten Messerschmidt (EFD)
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Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing
P-011704/2012
21 December 2012
Janusz Wojciechowski (ECR)
Ritual slaughter in breach of existing legislation
E-010268/2012
12 November 2012
Mara Bizzotto (EFD)
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Ritual slaughter and animal welfare
12 April 2012 E-003775/2012 Cristiana Muscardini (PPE)