Congressmen are hard at work re-writing a proposed Federal humane slaughter bill to bring its provisions into line with requests for clarification of its effects on Jewish ritual slaughter, a Congressional leader admitted here.
Rep. W. R. Poage, Texas Democrat, who is chairman of a livestock subcommittee responsible for the measure, said he was gratified with the progress being made to bring the bill into line with the desires of Jewish groups.
At present the measure says “slaughtering in conformity with the practices and requirements of any established religious faith (is) declared to be humane within the meaning of this act.” However, Jewish groups asked for a different wording and Rep. Abraham Multer of New York went to work on an appropriate amendment.
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