Calls have been made for a boycott of school meals in Lancashire after councillors voted to ban unstunned halal meat from its kitchens.
Lancashire County Council made the decision to stop using it in 27 council-run schools last month.
They described the practice of not stunning animals before slaughtering them as "abhorrent" and "really cruel".
Lancashire Council of Mosques said the decision would "only serve to increase Islamophobia and anti-Semitism".
The group said the decision, which will take effect from December, meant the council would stop providing meals "in accordance with the universal criteria of Halal".
LCOM's chief executive officer Abdul Hamid Qureshi said: "Our advice to the community is to stop school meals as soon as this occurs and campaign for change.
"We recognise that this will have a significant impact on schools across Lancashire and, more importantly, on the children.
"We are committed to continue working with schools and regret the impact this will have." [BBC] Read more
