You know how HN says that we should always vote with our wallets? I try to follow that with food - I don't want my food to have anything to do with any religion, even if it makes the tastiest food in the world - I just refuse to spend any money on it.
Interesting... What kind of silverware do you use? Certainly not Oneida?
Ikea?
Generally out of liking animals to be stunned and not to suffer when they are slaughtered
Halal rites do not prevent stunning. It's tradition in parts of the Middle East, but not mandated, and not done by all butchers.