How about halal slaughter of squirrels?
Harrow Council is considering supplying religiously slaughtered halal meat to some schools in the town, writes Peter Rhodes.
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Harrow Council is considering supplying religiously slaughtered halal meat to some schools in the town,
writes Peter Rhodes
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Parents of non-Muslim children are said to be outraged.
But it raises a fascinating issue, coming so soon after the RSPCA prosecuted a man for drowning a grey squirrel.
If the authorities consider halal slaughter, performed with a single cut to the animal's throat, to be humane, is it an acceptable way of killing grey squirrels?
If not, can anyone explain why not?
