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Animal welfare organisations are disappointed by the Government's decision to reverse a ban on the kosher killing of chickens, saying the practice is inhumane.

The kosher killing - shechita - involves severing the neck of the animal, and allowing the blood to drain.

On Friday, Agriculture Minister David Carter exempted the practice from a decision in May that all commercially slaughtered chickens must be stunned before being killed.

Should NZ allow kosher killing of animals? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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2. mchaggis says
   "To appease a particular section of society, at the expense of humane animal welfare, cannot be tolerated in a civilized country!"
3. Blair says
   "There is a lot of evidence that killing an animal by these means is the most humane method on earth."
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