Ritual slaughter under threat
The debate over animal welfare and religious freedom.
Belgium is the latest European country to put restrictions on religious slaughter methods. For many this is purely an animal welfare issue, but others see the changes as part of an anti-immigration shift pushed by right-wing nationalists. For some, the new laws are an assault on religious freedom.
Emily Thomas visits the country to explore the impact the new laws are having on Muslim and Jewish communities and businesses, and to find out whether ritual slaughter practices are being driven underground.
(Photo: Pair of hands hold a joint of meat. Credit: 大象传媒/ Getty Images)
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New slaughter laws are 'an attack on our religion'
Duration: 01:28
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- Thu 29 Aug 2019 02:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 29 Aug 2019 03:32GMT大象传媒 World Service UK DAB/Freeview
- Thu 29 Aug 2019 04:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 29 Aug 2019 10:32GMT大象传媒 World Service except West and Central Africa
- Thu 29 Aug 2019 17:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Australasia
- Thu 29 Aug 2019 21:32GMT大象传媒 World Service except Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 29 Aug 2019 22:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 1 Sep 2019 07:32GMT大象传媒 World Service
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