In Denmark prohibit kosher slaughter

On February 17 in Denmark enter into force a new provision prohibiting poleax without prior stunning electric shock.

Reporting this Minister of Agriculture Dan Jorgensen of Denmark said that getting rid of animals from suffering is more important than religious customs . Israeli website Ynet

placed news ban kosher slaughtering in Denmark on the central and passed , that the Jewish community in Denmark and the EU " hard to respond to the new law , although kosher meat in Denmark, mainly imported ," and in the last ten years, the Danish Jews never used the right to ritual slaughter traditional rules . However, the Jewish news agency JTA reports , that the president of the Jewish community in Denmark Finn Schwarz calls posts banning kosher slaughter misunderstanding and surprised just how the new law introduced by Minister of Agriculture .

Schwartz explained to journalists that religious Jews in Denmark in 1998 , on the advice of the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, agreed to be kosher meat from animals slaughtered after stun electric shocks. Unlike the Israeli ultra- orthodox Muslims and Danish Jews do not insist that the cow was fully conscious at the time when she plunges a butcher knife to his throat . Therefore

new Danish law does not infringe upon the interests of religious Jews emphasizes Finn Schwarz . The only thing that causes it puzzling that comment agriculture minister is not aware that kosher slaughter in Denmark for a long time does not cause any suffering to animals .

Danish Muslims really outraged by the new law - as well as the fact that the Minister of Agriculture refused to discuss them with this innovation .