DIALREL (Full title: ''Religious slaughter: improving knowledge and expertise through dialogue and debate on issues of welfare, legislation and socio-economic aspects'') was a project financed by the EU that was launched in 2006, and completed in 2010. Its aim was to promote dialogue between the various interested parties and stakeholders involved in the religious slaughter of animals. Institutions and experts from Australia,

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contributed to the project. The final report was completed in 2010 and was submitted to the

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. The DIALREL document was criticised by Professor Regenstein, Professor of Food Science at

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while it was still a work in progress.{{cite web, author=Asidcom , url=http://www.asidcom.org/DIALREL-recommendations-comments.html , title=DIALREL recommendations : Professor Regenstein's comments , publisher=Asidcom.org , date= , accessdate=2013-12-15

References

External links

Dialrel web page
DIALRELs final report including comments and dissenting views of stakeholders to the text.Criticism of DIALRELs report
* ttp://www.asidcom.org/DIALREL-recommendations-comments.html DIALREL recommendations : Professor Regenstein's comments*[https://books.google.com/books?id=AkWI_AaIW1oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=stakeholder+theory&source=bl&ots=FlM215DXZi&sig=Bxo3LY7ovSq7qQcvz3jz0v1mpdE&hl=sv&ei=LKcQTaHEJdKDswaC2dD6DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false Stakeholder theory]
''Report on good and adverse practices - Animal welfare concerns in relation to slaughter practices from the viewpoint of veterinary sciences''
DIALREL's report on the website of the Italian Veterinary Journal ''vet.journal'' European Union and agriculture Animal killing