Petition · past parliament

Legislate UK Abattoirs to declare whether Religious Slaughter methods are used.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

All meat from UK abattoirs (Red meat/Poultry) should clearly identify as to whether it was Religiously Slaughtered in a manner that meets the religious requirements of either Kosher or Halal (dependant on Halal Certification provider). This includes animals that are stunned or un-stunned.
DEFRA legislation stipulates that Halal/Kosher meat must be intended for consumption of Muslims or Jews. However there is clear evidence that religiously slaughtered meat is being passed on to the market place unlabelled / unidentified as religiously slaughtered. However there is no legilslation to control or monitor this meat and it's distribution. Indentifying this meat would mean all consumers would have an informed choice as to whether to buy or not by this religiously slaughtered meat.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

20 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
4 Sep 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Sep 2018

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