The HFA is closely working with organisations engaged in bringing or aspiring to bring in changes in existing or forthcoming slaughtering rules. Because of reasons of their belief, Islamic methods of slaughter have to be somewhat conforming to their ethics. The purpose of liasion is to impart the requirements of Islamic jurisprudence and to create an understanding from the point of view of human slaughter and animal welfare, as both of these remits are part of Islamic injunctions.

Some of the organisations with which the HFA has had dialogues with are:

• Humane Slaughter Association
• Vegeterian International Voice of Animals (VIVA)
• Compassion in World Farming
• Individual campaigners like Ms Liz Long and Ms Angie Petro of Kent who, at present, together with HFA are taking up the issue of Eid-al-Kabir (Qurbani) with the French Authorities.
  Importance of such co-ordination and liasing is paramount.

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