A row over the serving of non-stunned halal meat in Kirklees schools continues to rumble on, with the council accused of a “culture of secrecy” over the issue.
The authority continues to reject requests to reveal details of which of its catered schools receive halal meat procured via non-stunned slaughter.
And amidst a bad-tempered exchange in Huddersfield Town Hall, when critics of the council’s policy were accused of using animal welfare as a tool to stir up racial hatred, Council Leader Shabir Pandor shut down the debate.
He said the moral outrage demonstrated by anti-halal campaigners was “politically motivated.”
“I cannot commit myself or my cabinet to review this policy. The answer has to be no,” he said. [Telegraph & Argus] Read more
