http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/peter-wertheim/ Currently the Executive Director of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, Peter was a lawyer for 32 years. His major clients included trade unions and other not-for-profit organisations, and he has also acted as honorary solicitor for a number of charities, including the Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative Ltd, Redfern, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales, East Timor Relief Association Inc., Australian International Fund for Disadvantaged Children in Vietnam Limited and numerous Jewish community organisations.  In July 2010, Peter was appointed by the Australian Government as a member of its Australian Multicultural Advisory Council. Peter is also a Statutory Board Member of the NSW Anti Discrimination Board, a New South Wales State government body. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/brutal-slaughter-just-aint-kosher/ Please allow me to reply to Geoff Russell’s specific claims about Kosher slaughter in “You won’t be stunned to hear that slaughter is brutal”.  He says, “There is no shortage of scientific proof that religious (Halal or Kosher) slaughter involves more suffering than proper stunning.”  Actually, Geoff, in the case of Kosher slaughter there is NO such proof. On the contrary, there is strong scientific evidence that Kosher killing is humane and does not cause the animal distress or undue pain.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Peter Wertheim) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/brutal-slaughter-just-aint-kosher/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/brutal-slaughter-just-aint-kosher/#item6312 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:35:22 +0000 Peter Wertheim | Author bios | The Punch