Ben Weyts on the ban on unsedated slaughter: “I will defend this Flemish democratic decision tooth and nail”

“It is my damn duty, as Minister of Animal Welfare, to defend this Flemish democratic decision tooth and nail. On the De Zevende Dag news show on the Flemish TV channel VRT, Flemish Minister Ben Weyts expressed his determination to uphold the ban on unsedated slaughter. In an opinion, an advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that this ban is in violation of European law. Minister Weyts does not agree. “This would mean that religious people have more rights than non-religious people. Isn’t everyone equal?”