Ban Halal / Kosher meat?

[MaisyMooCow]

Following on from a most interesting thread this week regarding the Burqa which touched slightly on the subject of Halal....

Recently on a visit to KFC I read a notice at the till saying that all the meat served at this branch met with Halal standards. This disturbed me somewhat as I don't personally agree with this method of slaughter. I visited the KFC website for further info and was relieved to find out that the meat is still actually slaughtered in accordance to EU standards but a representative is present to recite a verse of the Qu'ran to make it halal accredited.

However, at the end of the Burqa thread a poster mentioned that in the Netherlands they will soon be voting against the halal slaughter method currently practiced there. I am confused ....surely as part of the EU this shouldn't be allowed in the first place if they are being compliant with the EU rules on slaughter methods. Do members of the EU only follow the laws as and when it suits?

Does this mean that there are abattoirs in this country that could be practicing this slaughter method too illegally?

Surely, in order for animal welfare standards to be met and to satisfy the needs of the Muslim community all that is needed is what is currently practiced at the KFC suppliers, a verse of the Qu'ran recited?

I actually did not know how different Halal meat was to normal meat () until i read the link posted on page 1.

I am shocked as to how they kill the animal it is very distressing :(

Littleducks - my 'ridiculous' comment earlier was aimed at having to ring stores to see if their meat was halal or not. Obviously no one should have to do this if labelling was more informative.

I am also happy to hear that Asda follow the same procedure as KFC suppliers with their Halal range.

One thing that confuses me though is that some shops are still allowed to sell unstunned meat. But isn't that again EU regs ? If so why is it allowed?