New Zealand bans kosher slaughtering of animals
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New Zealand has banned shechita, the kosher slaughter of animals.
The country’s new animal welfare code, which took effect May 28, mandates that all animals for commercial consumption be stunned prior to slaughter to ensure they are treated “humanely and in accordance with good practice and scientific knowledge.”
The regulation has shocked the Jewish community.
“This decision by the New Zealand government, one which has a Jewish prime minister, is outrageous,” said Rabbi Moshe Gutnick, acting president of the Organization of Rabbis of Australasia. “We will be doing everything possible to get this decision reversed.”
Agriculture Minister David Carter rejected a recommendation that shechita be exempt from the new code. Among other countries that have banned shechita are Iceland, Norway and Sweden. — jta
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06/03/2010 at 03:01 PM
What’s the big deal, get over your stupid, outdated religious customs. Animals are for food and if we can kill them cleanly and humanly we should. The end result is the same if not better as the animal suffers less stress when it’s slaughtered which equal’s better meat. Lots of religions have lots of rules/customs which is fine but do you still see witches being burned at the steak, no, they move with the times.
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