 While some countries have introduced bans, other countries—the US, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands—introduced legislation protecting shehitah.Unstunned ritual slaughter is legal in Canada, provided that the food animals do not otherwise experience any other 'avoidable suffering'.According to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (latest revision enacted in June 2019), section 141, any licenced slaughterer must stun food animals either by concussion (a), electric shock (b) or gassing (c); however, section 144 exempts licended ritual slaughterers from the obligation of section 141 to first stun food animals before cutting their throats in order 'to comply with Judaic or Islamic law'.