EU court upholds Belgian bans on ritual slaughter, dealing major blow to Jewish and Muslim advocates The ruling clears a path for additional bans on kosher and halal meat production across Europe.
Polish parliament votes to ban $1.8 billion industry of kosher and halal meat for export The bill, which needs to pass the senate, saw the reintroduction of a clause that limits the practice to the needs of about 50,000 Jews and Muslims living in the country.
Dutch animal rights party tries again to ban a kosher slaughter method The new bill requires that an animal be stunned before it is slaughtered.