Petition · past parliament

Legally restrict the use of religious slaughter to match proven religious need

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Introduce a framework, similar to that in Germany, see House of Commons Library SN07108SES dated 18/02/2015. Germany requires licensing and the matching of volumes produced to actual needs for religious slaughtered products.Britain has no such defined requirement for monitoring or enforcement
The public believes that unless it is labelled as halal or kosher, the meat and meat products they buy and eat will have been slaughtered by the default method in the UK e.g. captive bolt, full stun. The use of recoverable, or non stun slaughter is offensive to many on grounds of animal welfare as noted by the British Veterinary Association, RSPCA and many other groups as well as being against the religious rights of other orthordox groups such as some Sikh, Hindu, Buddist and Christian groups

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK.

Timeline

11 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Mar 2020

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