Kosher animals, as is well known, can be identified by two simanim (physical signs). They must chew their cud, and their hooves must be wholly cloven. (Vayikra chapter 11:2-3; Devarim chapter 14:6-8) ...

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There are legislative attempts around the world to require stunning of animals prior to religious slaughter. I do not get involved in the politics of this issue, but the following discussion may help ...

Calling something “kosher” may seem like an American colloquialism, but the origins date back thousands of years, to a religious dietary practice upheld by Jewish people through today. Kosher refers ...

The question presupposes that a zoo is necessarily to the detriment of an animal. If this were so, most would have likely been shut down by now. In reality, the zoo tends to replicate the animal’s ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – An animal rights group has captured videotape that it says shows cattle at a kosher slaughterhouse enduring an "absolutely outrageous" level of cruelty. "They're ripping the ...

Brussels: Belgium on Monday officially banned kosher and halal animal slaughtering methods. This has led to several lawsuits being filed by Jewish and Muslim leaders in the country stating the ban ...

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MPs backing reform of the law over kosher and halal animal slaughter have been told to boost their security in the wake of the murder of Sir David Amess. Currently some livestock killed to adhere to ...

As soon as news broke that the Food and Drug Administration was suspending federal testing of commercially produced milk, the Orthodox Union’s hotline lit up. The flood of inquiries was “off the hook ...