Article 12 of the Animal Protection Law (2004) provides that the slaughter of animals will be carried out, considering religious requirements, without frightening or startling the animal, in the least painful manner possible and as quickly as possible.
The Government of Turkey is urged to mandate the humane slaughter of all farm animals. Animals should be instantaneously rendered unconscious and insensible to pain and distress prior to slaughter. Today, there is growing consensus amongst religious authorities worldwide that pre-slaughter stunning is compatible with religious principles. Humane halal slaughter allows for the animal to be temporarily rendered unconscious via stunning prior to slaughter, as long as the animal's skull remains intact and the animal would regain consciousness in time should slaughter not occur. Therefore, animals should be unconscious before being bled, and no further processing should occur until irreversible loss of consciousness is confirmed.
The responsibility for different types of animals currently falls under multiple Ministries and Departments. The Government of Turkey is recommended to align all animal welfare under one Ministry, with appropriate resources for research, implementation and enforcement.
The Government of Turkey is encouraged to create a national multi-stakeholder committee to effectively engage all actors involved in maintaining the wellbeing of animals and to find solutions for welfare concerns.
Most literature on Islam, the environment, and climate change is theoretical and focuses on Islamic environmental ethics. While it indicates a growing ecological thought, it is unclear to what extent this “greening” affects broader sections of the global Muslim community. Research suggests that Islamic environmentalism is still a minority phenomenon among Muslims.
Muslims interpret climate change in different ways, regarding it as caused by (a) humans, (b) God, or (c) neglecting its existence.
The Government of Turkey is urged to mandate the humane slaughter of all farm animals. Animals should be instantaneously rendered unconscious and insensible to pain and distress prior to slaughter. Today, there is growing consensus amongst religious authorities worldwide that pre-slaughter stunning is compatible with religious principles. Humane halal slaughter allows for the animal to be temporarily rendered unconscious via stunning prior to slaughter, as long as the animal's skull remains intact and the animal would regain consciousness in time should slaughter not occur. Therefore, animals should be unconscious before being bled, and no further processing should occur until irreversible loss of consciousness is confirmed.
The responsibility for different types of animals currently falls under multiple Ministries and Departments. The Government of Turkey is recommended to align all animal welfare under one Ministry, with appropriate resources for research, implementation and enforcement.
The Government of Turkey is encouraged to create a national multi-stakeholder committee to effectively engage all actors involved in maintaining the wellbeing of animals and to find solutions for welfare concerns.
Most literature on Islam, the environment, and climate change is theoretical and focuses on Islamic environmental ethics. While it indicates a growing ecological thought, it is unclear to what extent this “greening” affects broader sections of the global Muslim community. Research suggests that Islamic environmentalism is still a minority phenomenon among Muslims.
Muslims interpret climate change in different ways, regarding it as caused by (a) humans, (b) God, or (c) neglecting its existence.