DIALREL was a 2006–2010 project examining

legal aspects of ritual slaughter The legal aspects of ritual slaughter include the regulation of slaughterhouses, butchers, and religious personnel involved with traditional shechita (Judaism) and dhabiha (Islam). Regulations also may extend to butchery products sold in acc ...

within the

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. Its full title was Religious slaughter: improving knowledge and expertise through dialogue and debate on issues of welfare, legislation and socio-economic aspects. DIALREL was intended as a

stakeholder engagement Stakeholder engagement is the process by which an organization involves people who may be affected by the decisions it makes or can influence the implementation of its decisions. They may support or oppose the decisions, be influential in the organ ...

and

intercultural dialogue Intercultural dialogue (ICD) builds upon the concept of ''dialogue'', which refers to at least two people holding a conversation. And it builds upon the term ''intercultural'', which is typically used to refer to people communicating across differen ...

involving advocates of Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter (

shechita In Judaism, ''shechita'' (anglicized: ; ; ; also transliterated ''shehitah, shechitah, shehita'') is ritual slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to ''kashrut''. One who practices this, a kosher butcher is called a ''sho ...

and

dhabihah In Islamic law, ''dhabihah'' (; ), also spelled ''zabiha'', is the prescribed method of slaughter for halal animals (excluding fish, which are exempt from this requirement). It consists of a swift, deep incision to the throat with a very sharp kn ...

), opponents from the

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, and the

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. Institutions and experts from

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, the

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, the

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and

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contributed to the project. The final report was completed in 2010 and was submitted to the

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. The DIALREL document ''Report on good and adverse practices - Animal welfare concerns in relation to slaughter practices from the viewpoint of veterinary sciences'' was criticised by Joe Regenstein, Professor of Food Science at

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, while it was still a work in progress.{{cite web, author=Asidcom , url=http://www.asidcom.org/DIALREL-recommendations-comments.html , title=DIALREL recommendations : Professor Regenstein's comments , publisher=Asidcom.org , date= , accessdate=2013-12-15

References

External links

Dialrel web page
DIALRELs final report including comments and dissenting views of stakeholders to the text.Criticism of DIALRELs report
* ttp://www.asidcom.org/DIALREL-recommendations-comments.html DIALREL recommendations : Professor Regenstein's comments* ttps://books.google.com/books?id=AkWI_AaIW1oC&q=stakeholder+theory Stakeholder theory* ttp://www.vetjournal.it/archivio_pdf/2010/4069.pdf ''Report on good and adverse practices - Animal welfare concerns in relation to slaughter practices from the viewpoint of veterinary sciences''DIALREL's report on the website of the Italian Veterinary Journal ''vet.journal'' European Union and agriculture Ritual slaughter