Case Comment: Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België and Others

Championed as necessary to reduce animal suffering by their defenders and denounced as discriminatory restrictions on religious liberty by their opponents; there are few issues as conten-tious in animal welfare law as non-stun slaugh-ter bans. Recently the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has adjudicated this delicate matter, con-cluding that Member States can mandate blan-ket pre-stunning requirements for all slaughter without contravening EU law.