Do you believe animals should be stunned before slaughtering?

There are some religious that have requirement s regarding the actual slaughter process, and one would hope that they would be as concerned about animal welfare as many of us. Unfortunately the stunning proces, does go against the slaughter process in at least one religion here.

but why should any religious group be exempt from standards of what is considered humane in a country. IF my religion taught that if I eat meat it should be skinned alive, SHOULD the law have to allow for that? or should I have to agree that my religions standards of meat production weren't permissable by law, and be a vegetarian? if your religion teaches a method of slaughter that isn't permitted in your country, then you just have to eat a vegetarian diet. no big deal.

Just how far a country goes with freedom of religion is a question for the citizens at the time. We allow religious freedom, but not to the extent the US does. Rituals that are going to be clearly agaisnt the law here, or at least offend the vasy mjority of people, can not be encouraged. We dont a low female circumsicm for instance, nor do we allow polygmany.

Galena I checked your profile before I responded because I thought you would be from the UK like me and your response would be my gut reaction, that no leeway should be given to religious groups when it comes to being humane towards animals. Can you see how difficult that would be to enforce, it would be like banning booze in America, it would just make more people criminals. Some people say laws are just made to be broken, if they are it makes more illegal cash for those that break them.

It is true that we can not be certain about how an animal feels. But advanced science and animal behaviour studies have determined that animals definitely feel pain. Stunning would be instant, as Galena describes above.

I am pleased that animal welfare gets a priority in the Phillipines.

My daughter was a vegetarian from the age of 8, as she worke dout what happende stop farm animals. About one year ago she becamne a full vegan for the same reason. Although I was brought up with meat, and still eat some, I know that most of our population are meat eaters. So I would prefer that this slaughtering busines, be done as humanely as possible. There are certain religious groups who oppose this new law.

I am pleased that animal wlefare gets a priority in the Philiipines.

I was quite amazed to read your response, asyou are evidently so involved in a similar issue with your Government. that is excellent and I wish you great success. Regulations will only be as good as the government who implememnts them, they need to be inforced. In Australia, there are enough animal welfare groups who will monitor the new law. By the way, if you think stunning has no pain, and you may be right, what is it you would be recommending?

Possibly, I wrote it wrong, Jen..."I cannot believe there is NO pain from stunning..just asked anyone that has been "tasered"! I believe there is IMMENSE pain in stunning! SO MUCH so that residual stressor hormones can be detected in the meat! We have a humoungous number of "Animal Rights" groups in Canada...and if you think we are allowed ANY access to "slaughter houses" to see that regulations are implemented--then we "need to believe in Santa Claus!" Most regulations are put into place to appease the masses--and reduce the noise, written in disappearing ink! All of the information we are producing for the forefront, we obtain by "underground" methods, cell phones, hidden video's, accessing paper trails! I have witness firsthand.."kosher kills" and they are the least of our group targets! One small slaughter house is testing "laughing gas", and to date, has produced less acid in the blood, which denotes the levels of pain that has been experienced! Sorry...I do not have faith in my government...nor your's as I am aware of the conditions that AU has been shipping animals under! I think I best stick to gardening, Jen...as this is an issue that makes my blood boil! Take care! Cheers!