Do you think ritual slaughter (without stunning animals before death, in accordance with religious laws derived from the Old Testament and Muslim tradition) should be allowed?
Ritual slaughter without stunning animals is a topic that returns every few years like a boomerang, sparking heated debates between animal rights defenders, clergy, and politicians. Some see it as a sacred right to religious freedom, others as an archaic ritual that should disappear in a civilized world. The facts are clear: an animal killed without stunning feels pain, but followers of Judaism and Islam claim that this method has deep spiritual meaning and ensures the purity of food. Yet should spirituality justify suffering when humans have long known how to kill more “humanely”?

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