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Petition · past parliament

STOP AND CLOSE DOWN HALAL SLAUGHTER IN UNITED KINGDOM - MAKE THIS ILLEGAL

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

HALAL SLAUGHTER SHOULD BE STOPPED AND CLOSED DOWN IN UNITED KINGDOM AS IT IS NOT HUMAIN TO ANIMALS AND NOT A HUMAIN WAY TO SLAUGHTER - THIS SHOULD BE MADE AN ILLEGAL PRACTISE
HALAL SLAUGHTER IS NOT A HUMAIN SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS AND CAUSES GREAT PAIN AND SUFFERING

Why it was rejected

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

Ban the Halal slaughter of animals.

Timeline

6 Sep 2016 Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Sep 2016

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