Ritual slaughter ruling condemned

THE World Society for the Protection of Animals has condemned the Federal Government for allowing the ritual slaughter of conscious animals for halal and kosher meat to continue in Australian abattoirs.

Ministers allow ritual slaughter

THE religious ritual slaughter of conscious animals will be allowed to continue at some Australian abattoirs, after a decision by federal and state agriculture ministers.

Mideast princess in plea to Rudd on animal slaughter

The Government has allowed at least four abattoirs exemptions to kill without stunning to fulfil Middle East orders.

Royal plea to PM on ritual slaughter

PRINCESS Alia bint al-Hussein of Jordan has appealed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to stop the ritual slaughter of conscious animals for halal meat in Australia.

Under $10 Nicole Bittar

HUNGER, thirst and budgetary restraint are sated with a taste of little Tokyo in the fashionable Hardware Lane precinct of the city. This pint-sized lunchtime stalwart and halal-certified food supplier packs a flavour punch in wholesome dishes for the dedicated Japanophile. Choose from artfully created sushi and sashimi packs, teriyaki chicken on rice with garden salad, miso or soy-flavoured meat, seafood or vegetable noodle soups, or grilled eel on rice, each served with a Coke or bottled water.

No action on 'painful' slaughter

SLAUGHTERING animals while they are still conscious for religious ritual killing causes pain and distress, according to a leaked Federal Government report, but it has not opposed the practice.

Meals on wheels takes wing to stoke the appetite for life

THE "anorexia of ageing" where a weaker appetite and less food consumption lead to weight loss is not being met adequately by health and community services, geriatric experts say.

Halal Meat Slaughter 'obeys Law' - Muslims Question Kosher Methods

THE Muslim organisation that oversees halal meat certification in Australia said it accepted the slaughter of animals with electrical stunning, as Muslims had to obey the law of the land wherever they live.

Town & Country / Butchers

Town: Gulan Ahmad Khan, 54, has owned Enmore's Golden Horn Halal Meat Butcher for 18 years. Halal is Arabic for legal or permitted. We slaughter our animals according to law. We recite a prayer according to our holy Koran. We say "Bismillah Allahu-Akbar", meaning in the name of God, Go