The British Veterinary Association (BVA) said that shoppers had a right to know whether their meat came from animals which were not stunned before being slaughtered.
Their calls came after a European Commission survey revealed that 72 per cent of people back the labelling of halal meat.
An EU directive requires animals to be stunned, but Britain was granted exemption for religious communities.
The religious slaughter of goats and sheep rose by 60 per cent between 2011 and 2013 – and some is sold into the general market.
But John Blackwell of the BVA said that not labelling halal meat "takes away the individual's right to make an informed decision". [Daily Express] Read more
