Dave,
. Maybe rather than a statement of whether the meat is Halal or not it should be a required certification that the animals did not suffer unnecessarily during the process?

How would that help Muslim folk who need to know that their meat is Halal?
Why not just label it?

You went on to say, " yes, it should be clearly labelled as Halal or Kosher. "
I agree.

What do you think Steve?