Huffington Post UK | By Sara C Nelson Posted: 18/02/2014 11:26 GMT | Updated: 24/02/2014 08:59 GMT The Danish government has introduced a ban on the religious slaughter of animals for the production of kosher and halal meat. The ban came into effect on Monday, and was defended by Agriculture and Food Minister Dan Jørgensen's announcement on Denmark’s TV2 that “animal rights come before religion.” Usually,