Denmark bans halal and kosher slaughter as minister says ‘animal rights come before religion’

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6. Wrong question

Both Muslim and Jewish reaction has been negative within Denmark (and elsewhere).

The question is: Should a government be able to interdict religious practice absent clear scientific evidence that a practice is actually detrimental. Is using a "device the size of a hand-held drill (that is) is brought to the animal's head, a trigger pulled and a four-inch bolt shot into its brain" more humane than a procedure in which "the animal's neck is cut with a surgically sharp knife, severing its major arteries, causing a massive drop in blood pressure followed by death from loss of blood. Supporters say unconsciousness comes instantaneously - the cut itself stunning the animal." See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14779271

Who knows. The description of either method is enough to make one abandon meat altogether. My grandmother used to slaughter her own chickens. I never asked how she did it.