date:Jan 10, 2019
is a very worrying trend, says a WJC statement. The bans on shechita (slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to kashrut, Jewish religious dietary laws) relate to the pre-stunning of animals during the slaughter process. These prohibitions effectively outlaw kosher slaughter, since kashrut demands that animals are not stunned prior to being slaughtered.
In some European countries today, most notably France, the debate surrounding this issue is also linked to anti-immigrant