We raised money to take the government to court. Just as we were to start the process, a member of the community discovered that the minister of agriculture, in charge of the slaughter ban, was a shareholder in a chicken farm, slauthering Hallal and exporting to muslim countries. Once he became aware of what we knew about him, he folded his tail, stuck it between his legs and reversed the ban. It pays to put a tail on the Belgian officials. You might find also a conflict of interest, same as 100% New Zealand pure, clean and free from corruption.
The first and fundamental objective of Kosher Slaughter is to minimise suffering of the animal and maintain high standards of hygiene and handling and not simply a religious ritual
If science proves unequivocally that stunning does reduce suffering then THAT takes precedence over traditional practices and the METHOD can be fine tuned accordingly