date:Jan 10, 2019
favor, none against, and only three abstentions, while in Flanders, the vote passed unanimously.
The ban in Wallonia came into effect on 1 June 2018, however, an exemption for slaughter for religious purposes will continue until 1 September 2019, notes WJC.
The remaining region of Belgium, the Brussels-Capital Region, does not have a ban and has seen some debate regarding introducing similar measures.
Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland already prohibit non-stunned slaughter. Denmark introduced