Article: New E.U. regulations recognize kosher slaughter

Article: Jews cry foul as British group to advise ban on kosher ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  May 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... recommendations that would outlaw kosher slaughter in England, Scotland and Wales ... healthy and well before shechitah," or kosher slaughter," he said. "From a halachic point ... integral part of the laws governing kosher slaughter, the report argued that the Torah ...

Article: When 'kosher' slaughter is not Jewish
Jerusalem Post;  March 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Post 03-31-2006 Headline: When 'kosher' slaughter is not Jewish Byline: ADAM FRANK ... procedures at the largest glatt-kosher slaughter facility in the US. The slaughterhouse ... widespread perceptions, however, a valid kosher slaughter requires only the cut of the trachea ...

Article: US Certifiers of Kosher Slaughter Defend Schechita ...
PR Newswire;  December 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... States has reaffirmed the humaneness of kosher slaughter (schechita) in the wake of charges ... rabbinic authorities that certify the kosher slaughter at Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa ... religious and federal laws governing kosher slaughter." The full statement and signatures ...

Article: Kosher slaughter done right
Jerusalem Post;  December 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Jerusalem Post 12-17-2004 Headline: Kosher slaughter done right Byline: TEMPLE GRANDIN ... have found that the ancient method of kosher slaughter can be the most humane, or terribly ... hoisting of live cattle was part of kosher slaughter. But during the mid-Eighties and ...

Article: Swiss keep kosher slaughter ban but will guarantee ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  March 19, 2002 ;     343 words ... ... Switzerland has decided not to ease a ban on kosher slaughter. But the Swiss government did promise ... government had considered legalizing kosher slaughter, but changed its tack in the face ... Federations, said the law forbidding kosher slaughter is discriminatory and a violation ...

Article: British give OK to kosher slaughter
Chicago Jewish Star;  April 8, 2005 ;     697 words ... ... to reject a recommendation to ban kosher slaughter as a victory for their unified campaign ... The last serious challenge to kosher slaughter in Britain came in 1985, when the ... grounds of religious liberty. However, kosher slaughter is seen by the public to be an act ...

Article: AJCongress Rejects Proposed Belgian Legislation Affecting ...
U.S. Newswire;  August 25, 2005 ;     385 words ... ... legislation that conflicts with requirements of kosher slaughter (shechitah) and labels kosher meat as ... and effectively end the possibility of kosher slaughter in Belgium. Kosher slaughter is a religious law that has proven over ...