Supermarkets throughout the UK are selling halal and kosher meat from animals that have not been pre-stunned before having their throats cut. It recently emerged that British retailers and restaurants are quietly switching to halal meats in their products and meals, leaving customers opposed to the practice - seen by some as causing unnecessary suffering to the animal - in the dark. Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons all sell meat from non-stunned animals produced by specialist halal suppliers, such as the London-based Haji Babab Halal Meats. British supermarkets are selling halal meat, where animals are not stunned before they are slaughtered. Pictured, chickens after ritual slaughter in a halal abattoir in Burgundy, France
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Major retailers across Britain selling meats from Islamic butchers
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Some shoppers object to practice of not stunning animals before slaughter
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Supermarkets say all halal meats are clearly labelled
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They claim they are simply responding to their customer's demands
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