Recently the Polish government banned the practice of shechita (Jewish ritual slaughter). How should Jews react?
Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA), of which I am President Emeritus, is against all slaughter, but we object when shechita is signaled out for criticism or is banned. Shechita was designed to minimize pain, but even if it is carried out with a minimum of pain, the many months during which animals are mistreated on factory farms should be considered.
People who think that other methods of slaughter are more humane than shechita should read ...
