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A Belgian ban on kosher and halal slaughter of animals without being stunned has been backed by the European Court of Justice, which rejected objections by religious groups.
The European Court said all member states had to reconcile both animal welfare and freedom of religion and EU law did not prevent countries from requiring the stunning of animals as long as they respected fundamental rights.
Read MoreNew Zealand has suspended the export of live cattle after a ship that left its shores with 43 crew members and nearly 6,000 cows capsized in the East China Sea. This incident has since raised questions about the safety and ethics of transporting livestock by sea.
Read MoreChina’s new National Catalogue of Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources was announced this morning, with dogs not included on the list.
Read MoreChina reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock as part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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