On the 9th of June 2025 Parliament will debate a petition signed by over a hundred thousand people to ban non-stunned slaughter here in the UK.
Current UK law requires all animals to be stunned before slaughter; however, the law provides an exemption for the Muslim and Jewish community to slaughter without stunning.
A small percentage of Halal slaughter is non-stunned here in the UK and all Shechita (Jewish) slaughter is non-stunned, both collectively only representing a small percentage of slaughter overall.
All non-stunned Halal slaughter in the UK and EU is carried out humanely, in fully licensed and regulated slaughterhouses, adhering strictly to animal welfare laws. These practices take place in the same controlled environments and under the same rigorous standards as conventional slaughter, ensuring the highest level of care and dignity for the animals at every stage.
HMC is already in communication with other partner groups to respond and contribute to this debate and will communicate this to the Muslim community in due course.
It would be highly beneficial to contact your local MP and clarify their understanding and view on this debate. Unfortunately, there is lots of misinformation being circulated on social media which is not only inaccurate but shared to demonise the Muslim community and create hate.
We ask Allah (swt) for His assistance and seek His protection.
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HMC is the UK’s largest Halal certifying body, employing over 220 people. Last month alone, HMC staff spent 12,000 hours to ensure your food is genuinely Halal with 13,000 visits made to outlets nationwide. It is a registered charity and also a not for profit organisation. It is overseen by a voluntary body, the National Executive Committee that consists of mainly scholars who are the Trustees of the organisation. HMC has been set up to work in the favour of all Muslims and the consumer at large. HMC aims to regulate and at every point inspect Halal products from source to the consumer. HMC is committed to serving the Muslims and the wider community and it intends to provide peace of mind and security where required.
