TORONTO — Two political parties in Quebec are speaking out against the ritual slaughter of meat, saying the practice runs counter to the province’s secular “values.”
The opposition Parti Quebecois on Wednesday (March 14) declared concerns about halal meat, which is slaughtered according to Islamic law. A PQ legislator said halal slaughter is an affront to animal rights and “slams directly against Quebecois values.”
The pro-independence party said it is worried that mainstream companies are selling halal meat without proper labeling to unsuspecting consumers. It wants to know how many companies produce halal meat and how many animals are being slaughtered annually under Islamic rituals.
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