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Kosher and Halal practices in Australia

SBS Radio looks at Kosher and Halal practices in Australia after footage showing the brutal killing of export cattle in some Indonesian abattoirs sparked a debate over religious practices and slaughter.

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Australian Halal Food Services says slaughter methods revealed at Indonesian abattoirs are not acceptable under Islamic law.

Kosher Australia says the kosher method of slaughter is carried out very carefully by highly trained people in Australia.

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Meanwhile, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it would like the federal government to remove exemptions that allow the religious slaughter of animals without stunning.


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