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Brooman, SD (2016) In Search of the Missing Ingredient: Religious Slaughter, Incremental Failure and the Quest for the Right to Know. Journal of Animal Ethics, 6 (2). pp. 153-163. ISSN 2156-5414
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Abstract
This article examines Anna Joseph’s suggestion to introduce into United States (US) law a requirement to stun an animal still found to be conscious after forty seconds following initial cutting during religious slaughter. It is suggested that the proposed law fails to address significant ethical concerns based on scientific evidence. The conflict with human rights legislation, especially religious freedom, is discussed. A new consumers’ rights approach is proposed which highlights the life of the animal and may provide a universally applicable legal framework for meat production. This may avoid the pitfalls of conflicting with human rights thereby enabling the revision of practices through education, information and changing consumer behaviour.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | Law |
| Publisher: | University of illinois Press |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2016 11:14 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 13:42 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.5406/janimalethics.6.2.0153 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/2541 |
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