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Dutch Government: Religious slaughter covenant works good for animal welfare

22-12-2021

Western Europe

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Dutch Government: Religious slaughter covenant works good for animal welfare

A man checks the lungs of a bovine animal after a Kosher ritual slaughter, in Haguenau, eastern France. Photo AFP, Frederick Florin

Western Europe

The new rules for religious slaughter in the Netherlands are good for animal welfare. The agreement between the Dutch government and the Jewish and Muslim community about slaughter without stunning, is functioning well.

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