2015-01-25 UK DailyMail: Halal-liha teurastamo elänlääkäriliiton hampaissa

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Ison Britannian Walesissa on luotu porsaanreikä ja siellä saa tuottaa ehtaa elänrääkättyä halal-lihaa eläimistä, joita ei tarvitse tainnuttaa. Brittiläiset hermostuivat kun kuulivat, että veronmaksajien rahalla tuettaisiin eläinrääkkäykseen perustuvan teurastamon toimintaa.

Britannian eläinlääkäriliitto on noussut eturintamaan ja painostaa Walesia lopettamaan keskustelut teurastamon perustamisesta veronmaksajien rahoilla.

EU kieltää eläinten teurastamisen ilman tainnutusta ja Wales on ainoita poikkeuksia, joissa tainnutuksesta voi nykyään poiketa uskonnollisista syistä.

Fury over plans to use taxpayers' money to fund halal abattoir that refuses to stun its animals before killing them

Vets have condemned plans to use taxpayers' money to fund a halal abattoir that uses non-stun slaughter. 

The British Veterinary Association is calling on the Welsh government to end talks with Pak Mecca Meats over subsidising job creation at its Cig Menai Cymru abattoir in Caernarfon, Wales.

On its website, the company says it supplies the 'best quality stun free meat in accordance with the highest halal procedures'.
It adds that 'given the choice 90% of Muslims prefer non-stun method of slaughter when it comes to consuming halal meat'.

The BVA wrote to Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, and were told the abattoir has been approved by the Food Standards Agency to carry out non-stun killing.

She confirmed the Welsh Government was 'in dialogue with a private company regarding job creation at an abattoir in Caernarfon'.

But vets have cited animal welfare concerns and blasted the Welsh Government's consideration of using public money to support the company.

The European Union requires animals to be stunned before slaughter but allows countries, including Wales, to make exemptions on religious grounds. 

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