Klein: Kosher Slaughter Ban in Belgium Region Raises Questions of Anti-Semitism
TEL AVIV — As Belgium ushered in the New Year last night, an edict went into effect resulting in the ban of kosher slaughter in the country’s Flanders region, where about half of Belgium’s Jewish population lives.
The ordinance covers a zone that is a major exporter of meat to other European Jewish communities. It was passed by the Flemish region’s parliament in 2017, purportedly out of concern expressed by animal rights activists who argue it is more humane to “stun” animals before slaughtering them. The edict bans the slaughter of all animals not first stunned, outlawing kosher slaughter which does not allow for prior stunning.
While stunning may be more benevolent than general practices in non-religious slaughterhouses, kosher slaughter is among the most humane methods of slaughter and has some advantages for the animal over mass stunning, raising questions about the real intentions of the de facto Flanders region ban. Similar bans are under consideration in various European countries.
https: //www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/01/01/klein-kosher-slaughter-ban-in-belgium-region-raises-questions-of-anti-semitism/