Simplified version of Claudia Terlouw’s text Full original text available at: https://www.viandesetproduitscarnes.com/index.php/fr/ Introduction Every year, millions of animals (cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry) are slaughtered for meat consumption. This takes place in slaughterhouses subject to strict European regulations (Regulation EC No. 1099/2009), which require compliance with animal welfare rules.The general rule is that animals must be stunned before killing, so that…
Stress reactions of cattle in a french industrial slaughterhouse by Claudia TERLOUW, Cécile BOURGUET, Carole COHEN-TANNUGI, Véronique DEISS Read the article at the following link : https://www.viandesetproduitscarnes.fr/index.php/fr/bienetreanimal2/333-reactions-de-stress-des-bovins-dans-un-abattoir-industriel-francais
Bloody but just : slaughter in Islam by Hocine Benkheira.Read the article at the following link : Bloody but just : slaughter in Islam by Hocine Benkheira.
Audit and certification : a real industry by Guillaume Delalieux. Find the article at the following link : Audit and certification : a real industry by Guillaume Delalieux.
Halal meat consumption has evolved over the past thirty years. This reflects demographic changes, but also a shift in the purchasing power of Muslims. Is this evolution specific to the consumption of so-called halal meat? Meat Consumption and Production Around the World: A Brief Overview Since 1990, global meat consumption has doubled. Thus, parts of the West (the USA[1], Australia[2],…