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Originally Posted by Damien
Not really the same thing. You can choose what you stock but if you offer a service you cannot choose not to offer it to someone based on their religion. I agree it's a different case if you're being compelled to write a message but then if that's what you offer then in this case the court found it counted.
If they sold pre-made cakes which didn't have this message then they would not be breaking the law.
Incidentally calling something illegal doesn't make it illegal. Which is why Subway, KFC, Nandos and others are not in trouble.
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You can't choose to buy from a supplier based on their faith, yet that is what the halal only outlets are doing.
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Requirements to slaughter for halal meat
You must be a Muslim to slaughter animals for halal meat.
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They refuse to buy from a non-Muslim source, not that they would anyway.
The LAW DOES SAY that the sourcing is illegal.
Just because something is illegal, doesn't meant prosecutions will take place. Especially for those from a "protected group"(it's an official term used in legal references).
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Laws not applied
However, Animal Aid said it had discovered a "remarkable weakness in the application of the law", with the regulatory body, the Food Standards Agency, acknowledging to Animal Aid that any slaughterhouse "can practise non-stun slaughter without demonstrating that the meat is destined for religious communities.
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What about others?
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Clearer labelling would also help Britain's Sikhs, who cannot eat halal or kosher meat.
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They can only eat meat that isn't halal and isn't kosher.