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Its final: Dutch outlaws Halal and Kosher slaughter

Its final: Dutch outlaws Halal and Kosher slaughter

The Dutch parliament voted Tuesday to ban ritual slaughter of animals, a move strongly opposed by the country’s Muslim and Jewish minorities.

Halal and Kosher ban a political agenda, not about animal welfare – Regenstein

A Cornell University professor said Holland’s ban on religious slaughter has nothing to do with animal welfare but a political agenda by Islamophobic politicians using animal welfare community.

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Dutch parliament set to axe religious slaughter

The Dutch parliament is preparing to pass a law that would end unstunned religious slaughters, effectively banning kosher and halal slaughter in the Netherlands.

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Saudi to gain over US$8b a year from religious tourism by 2013

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking to gain US$8.75 billion a year from religious tourism when the number of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims swell to over 15 million by 2013.

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