New Zealand businesses risk losing out on a $2.9 trillion halal market that is growing 20 per cent a year. New Zealand exports halal meat worth $490 million a year to the Middle East, but there is a “juggernaut” in Asian countries with large Muslim populations being overlooked. “We areContinue Reading…
The Dutch upper house, the Senate, this week rejected a bill that would have banned the ritual slaughter of animals and had been criticized by both Muslim and Jewish groups. The bill, proposed by the small Party for the Animals, stipulates that livestock must be stunned before being slaughtered, contraryContinue Reading…
The sound of pistons and mechanics fills the air as the last calf of the day steps into a holding box. A device the size of a hand-held drill is brought to the animal’s head, a trigger pulled and a four-inch bolt shot into its brain, causing it instantly toContinue Reading…
