La scienza come strumento per coniugare la libertà religiosa e il benessere animale? Riflessioni su una recente sentenza della Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo

The European Court of Human Rights has made a ruling on the matter of ritual slaughter. The dispute
was about two Belgian decrees, one from the Flemish region and the other from the Walloon region,
which removed the exception to the ban on stunning for religious reasons. This ban was aimed at
preventing any form of animal suffering during slaughter. The judges in Strasbourg acknowledged
that there was an infringement on the plaintiffs’ religious freedom. However, they deemed it justified
and proportionate to achieve the goal of protecting animal welfare.