{"id":76463,"date":"2021-11-04T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hindupost.in\/?p=76463"},"modified":"2021-11-05T12:33:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T07:03:32","slug":"greece-bans-halal-slaughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hindupost.in\/world\/greece-bans-halal-slaughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece bans Halal slaughter for being inhumane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kosher and Halal slaughter have been banned<\/a> by the apex court in Greece that termed them as inhumane. Notably, the court decision comes after the Panhellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation had approached it asking that a ministerial decision exempting religious slaughter from a Greek law be annulled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greek court bans Kosher and Halal slaughter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Hellenic Council of State, the topmost Greek judicial body announced the decision while terming these slaughter methods inhumane since under these methods animals were killed without being anesthetized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The courts ruled that the religious preparation of animal products did not outweigh those animals\u2019 welfare, and decided that the exemption was a violation of the law\u2019s requirement to slaughter animals with anesthesia. The court has left it up to the government to regulate the relationship between animal rights and religious freedom, and they will preside over the country\u2019s slaughterhouse practices”, said<\/a> Greek Reporter<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Jew Association’s chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin stated that this was a direct assault on Jewish freedom of religion pointing out that the trend that began in Belgium and was subsequently adopted by Poland and Cyprus has now come to Greece. He added that institutions and governments that had vowed to protect Jewish communities are themselves attacking Jewish religious beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Religious beliefs Vs animal rights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Animal rights bodies have opined that animal welfare should weigh above religious concerns and hence Kosher and Halal slaughter that causes trauma to animals being killed have to be done away with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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