Erkens (Agriculture) in Favor of Ban on Slaughter without Stunning: 'Breaking the Taboo'

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State Secretary for Agriculture Erkens believes that, just like in Belgium, there should be a ban on the slaughter of animals without stunning. He is using World Animal Day to make it clear that slaughter without stunning "does not belong in the Netherlands" due to animal welfare, he said this morning on the television program WNL op Zondag. In an interview with RTL Nieuws that came out this morning, Erkens had already stated that he "personall…

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THE HAGUE (ANP) - State Secretary Silvio Erkens (Animal Welfare, VVD) has difficulty with slaughter without stunning, due to the effect on animal welfare. He finds it "bitter" that efforts are being made in the Netherlands to improve animal welfare, yet slaughter without stunning is still permitted. This was confirmed...

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THE HAGUE (ANP) - State Secretary Silvio Erkens (Animal Welfare, VVD) has difficulty with slaughter without stunning, due to the effect on animal welfare. He finds it "bitter" that efforts are being made in the Netherlands to improve animal welfare, yet slaughter without stunning is still permitted. This was confirmed...