Esther Ouwehand, a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Netherlands, is championing a bill to ban the slaughter of animals who aren’t first rendered unconscious, or stunned. When the legislation passes, it will be the first time that a country places the interests of animals over religious freedom.
MP Ouwehand, who is a member of the Animal Rights Party, told TheirTurn that “all forms of animal slaughter are cruel, but killing animals while they’re fully conscious inflicts an additional level of stress and pain.”
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