Economic Arguments and Legal Regulations on Ritual Slaughter in Poland

espanolEn la regulacion del sacrificio ritual, deben tenerse en cuenta cuestiones relacionadas con la proteccion de la libertad de conciencia y religion, la libertad de actividad comercial y el trato humanitario a los animales. Los argumentos economicos influyen en la forma en que se regulan los sacrificios rituales y, en general, llevan a apartarse del proposito religioso original de esas normativas legales, en favor de la proteccion de los intereses economicos. EnglishWhen regulating ritual slaughter, we need to take into consideration issues related both to the protection of freedom of conscience and religion, the freedom of business activity, and the humane treatment of animals. The economic arguments have an influence on the way ritual slaughter is regulated and generally lead to departing from the original religious purpose of such legal regulations, in favour of protecting economic interests.