That it would drive up costs is probably an unintended consequence. Not.
I wonder if the guy is all for restricting Halal to only REGISTERED Muslims?
I’ve known Christians who bought kosher thinking it was of higher quality, safer or more humane. This rule certainly shuts out that market. Or the multi-cultural argument, the Muslims who buy kosher when halal is not available.
I know some secular Jews who still go kosher for food. How is a government going to determine if someone is religious enough to buy religiously mandated food?
The irony here is a government saying “We’ll register all the observant Jews ... for the safety of the animals”.
When I worked at a kosher deli at Winn Dixie in South Florida, many of my customers were Muslims and non-observant Jews. What’s it the government’s business who eats what. The fact that they are registering Jews at all in Austria is all the more reason for Jews to leave Europe altogether. Disgusting.