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Petition · past parliament

Ban Halal Slaughter houses In the UK and sale of Halal Meat

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Halal is Arabic for permissible. Halal food is that which adheres to Islamic law, as defined in the Koran.
Stunning cannot be used to kill an animal, according to the Halal Food Authority (HFA), a non-profit organisation that monitors adherence to halal principles. But it can be used if the animal survives and is then killed by halal methods, the HFA adds.
The RSPCA says slaughter without pre-stunning causes "unnecessary

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ban the import, sale and production of all halal or kosher meat.

Timeline

12 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.