Irish people are against halal and kosher slaughter. Under Irish Law, animals must be stunned before slaughter, and not killed in full view of other animals. It is distressing to animals, morally wrong and unnecessarily cruel. Halal and kosher slaughter is a barbaric way to slaughter an animal. Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands have banned halal slaughter, and as an animal loving nation, we are insisting the same happens in Ireland. We are angry at the Government and food industry for pandering to the MINORITY group that want halal and kosher foods, and we stand up and set an example that the halal and kosher slaughter method is wrong. It is completely unnecessary. We are a predominantly Christian country and we demand that you follow the wishes of the Irish people. We insist all animals are stunned prior to slaughter. The Danish PM said animal rights have to come above religious rights, and we believe that in the year 2023 this is true. As well as the cruelty, Christians and Sikhs are forbidden to eat halal and kosher and since it is unlabelled, our religious rights are being violated. We therefore insist that all animals are stunned prior to slaughter, and that all halal and kosher foods are banned in this country. We have fought many years to be a civilized nation and we will not let those standards drop to barbaric practices because of a minority living in our country. If you live in Ireland you must adapt to our values, custom’s and high standards. WE will NOT allow our standards to drop for the sake of a few.

Denmark enacted a sweeping ban on the religious slaughter of animals in 2014.

The ban, which requires slaughterhouse workers to stun animals before killing them, now extends to religious communities that were previously afforded an exemption. “Animal rights come before religion,” Danish minister for agriculture and food Dan Jørgensen told Denmark’s TV2.