"Removing the unnecessary suffering from the process," was another propaganda slogan that Erkens advanced. #Dierenwelzijn #RitueelSlachten #Politiek (translated)
"Removing the unnecessary suffering from the process," was another propaganda slogan that Erkens advanced. #Dierenwelzijn #RitueelSlachten #Politiek (translated)
In her column, Carolina Trujillo criticizes Secretary of State Silvio Erkens for his hypocritical stance on unanaesthetized ritual slaughter and points out the contradiction between the claimed concern for animal welfare and the reality of intensive livestock farming in the Netherlands. #Dierenwelzijn #RitueelSlachten #Politiek (translated)

"This is a limitation that affects faith communities. We must handle this carefully." The Party for the Animals will take this into account in the bill, said Member of Parliament Esther Ouwehand. #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)
"Does the Secretary of State acknowledge that we are restricting the breathing space of the Jewish community with this?" asked SGP Member of Parliament Diederik van Dijk. #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)
"a direct restriction of the freedom of religion of more than a million Dutch Muslims and Jews" Denk-Member Ergin calls the statements of the Secretary of State "a direct restriction of the freedom of religion of more than a million Dutch Muslims and Jews." #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)
"In practice, this means that animals sometimes suffer pain for dozens of seconds." On Sunday, Erkens already stated on WNL that unanaesthetized ritual slaughter "does not belong in the Netherlands." #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)
The Cabinet shows sympathy for the ban on non-anesthetized ritual slaughter, with Secretary of State Silvio Erkens advocating for an end to the exemption for Jewish and Islamic slaughter methods, despite concerns about the impact on religious freedom. #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten #vrijheidvanreligie (translated)
State Secretary Erkens of Agriculture advocates for a ban on unanaesthetized slaughter in the Netherlands, emphasizing that this is unacceptable for animal welfare reasons and that the taboo surrounding the subject must be broken. #onverdoofdslachten #dierenwelzijn #ritueelslachten (translated)
