Ritual slaughter ban ruled unconstitutional

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that the ban on the ritual slaughter of animals for religious reasons does not comply with the constitution, Polish Radio reports. The ruling is the result of a complaint filed by the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in August 2013. The tribunal said that the ban is a case of “discrimination in social and economic life of Jews in Poland.” Ritual slaughter has been illegal in Poland since November 2012.