Pre-stunning of animals at slaughter in the UK: Government inaction

I have researched and written a 6,000 word report which should be landing on the desks of the following people today:

• Sadiq Khan MP – Member for Tooting ← Took six months to reply
• Hilary Benn MP – Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Nigel Farage MEP – Leader, United Kingdom Independence Party
• Nick Herbert MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Professor Christopher Wathes – Chairman, Farm Animal Welfare Council

Its subject is blatant government appeasement on animal cruelty in order to satisfy religious groups in the UK, since 1985. I have requested that my local MP, Sadiq Khan, raise the issue in parliament on my behalf at the soonest opportunity.

In short: the government has failed to ban slaughter without pre-stunning in the UK, despite being repeatedly advised to do so by its own appointed experts, the FAWC. Instead it allows two laws in the land: one for Jews and Muslims and another for the rest of us.

The report is carefully researched, comprehensive – and damning. It is copyrighted to me – if you’d like to print or distribute it please contact me first:

Pre-stunning of animals at slaughter in the UK: Government inaction (PDF, 118.46 KB) — Downloaded 411 times

Cover letter to Sadiq Khan MP (PDF, 20.72 KB) — Downloaded 90 times

You might like to pressure your MP on this issue too. You don’t have the right to complain if you don’t do anything about it. Let’s begin fighting back against the constant tide of government appeasement. Let’s make them act.

Update: I have received responses to my report.