Poland Bans Ritual Slaughter of Animals
POLAND - As of 1 January, 2013, Poland banned the ritual slaughter of animals without prior stunning.
14 January 2013
1 minute read
The ban stems
from the Polish Constitutional Court decision that the existing regulation regarding ritual slaughter is
contrary to Animal Protection Act and Polish Constitution.
The Animal
Protection Act requires the stunning of animals before slaughter and does not allow for any exception to
this rule.
The 2004 Regulation allowed for the ritual slaughter of animals by bleeding without prior
stunning. As a result of the court’s ruling, the challenged Ministry of Agriculture regulation expired as
of 31 December, 2012.
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