Ban non-stun slaughter in the UK
In modern society, we believe more consideration needs to be given to animal welfare and how livestock is treated and culled. We believe non-stun slaughter is barbaric and doesn't fit in with our culture and modern-day values and should be banned, as some EU nations have done.
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- 21 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 109,018 signatures
- 04 MAY 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 10 JAN 2025Government respondedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGovernment reply
The Government would prefer all animals to be stunned before slaughter. However, we respect the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs.
Read full response - 08 DEC 202410,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 21 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
In a landmark case, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a ban on the ritual slaughter of animals without prior stunning does not violate the ECHR.
The Court considered that the protection of public morals, to which Article 9 of the Convention referred was not indifferent to the living environment of individuals covered by its protection and including animals.