Consent Order Allows Kosher Slaughtering To Continue In New Zealand While Suit Is Pending

In New Zealand where the Jewish community has filed suit challenging the government's refusal to exempt kosher slaughtering from a new Animal Welfare Slaughter Code that requires animals be stunned before being killed (see prior posting), the parties have agreed to allow kosher slaughtering to continue while the litigation is pending. NZPA (via Voxy.co.nz) reports that a consent order was issued today by the High Court at Wellington requiring a temporary exemption for kosher slaughtering until the case is decided next year.