I would tend to agree with Sugarfoot and those posters who feel that Halal method of ritual slaughter is in fact more humane than Western style production lines. Leveller also echoes some of my own thoughts concerning locally produced meat especially the rare traditional regional breeds and the smaller abattoirs that serve local communities. However that said, I still think Lizzie is correct in arguing that we the consumer have the right to know how the meat we eat was reared and slaughtered, so that we are able to make an informed personal choice about what we buy. When the Daily Mail wades in any any subject however, a genuinely "informed" choice is not necessarily the thing that their hysterical exposes promote.