New bill on animal welfare proposed by Labour Party
A new law on animal welfare could offer information about the methods used to kill an animal directly to the shoppers if a labourist proposal gets its way through the Parliament. The draft asks for new labelling of meat products in order to inform the consumers if the meat comes from an animal stunned before being slaughtered or killed as requested by sacrificial rules of Kosher and Halal compliance as well as the country of origin how it was produced.
All the animals slaughtered according to Kosher requirements and some of the animals meeting the Halal compliance must be killed while conscious. Some vets and animal welfare groups say this causes unnecessary suffering. Current UK law requires all other meat to be stunned before slaughter. The labelling plan is just part of a major package of laws to protect animal welfare, to be announced by Labour today.
Some of the proposals could lead to a withdrawal of Foie Gras from the UK market as the Labour MP's are contesting the way the gees and ducks are feed in order to gain weight. Another one is requesting for banning live exports of animals for slaughter or fattening and introducing mandatory CCTV in all slaughterhouses. "Our vision is one where no animal is made to suffer unnecessary pain and we continue to drive up standards and practice in line with the most recent advances and understanding", explained Sue Hayman MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, quoted by Birmingham Mail newspaper.
However, some of the measures are already in place as the British Government has introduced new laws on animal welfare as the one regarding mandatory CCTV into slaughterhouses across the UK.
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