Australia…Hub of Halal Meat

A butcher shop in Paris, which prominently advertises that it sells halal meat. Michel Euler/AP
A butcher shop in Paris, which prominently advertises that it sells halal meat. Michel Euler/AP
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Australia…Hub of Halal Meat

A butcher shop in Paris, which prominently advertises that it sells halal meat. Michel Euler/AP
A butcher shop in Paris, which prominently advertises that it sells halal meat. Michel Euler/AP

The Halal food market has been rapidly growing in the global food industry.

The market is worth over $667 million, around 20 percent of the total global food industry. This number is expected to jump to $2.25 trillion by 2024.

Economic experts have expected the halal food industry to become a fundamental market force soon because Islam is the fastest growing religion worldwide, which increases the global demand on halal food.

The annual growth of halal food consumption is estimated at 16 percent. Muslims represent around 23 percent of the world’s population, nearly 1.8 billion consumer with a 3 percent average yearly growth. If this trend continues, Muslims will represent around 26 percent of the world’s population, 2.2 billion people, by 2030.

Australia, which has over 500,000 Muslims, has become a leading hub in making and producing halal meats.

The continent is considered a trustworthy long term source of lamb and beef meat for 100 countries around the world, including the Middle East.

Australia adopts one of the strictest halal programs in the world.



Lion Owners Arrested after Attack on Woman, her 2 Children in Pakistan

Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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Lion Owners Arrested after Attack on Woman, her 2 Children in Pakistan

Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Anisa, a lioness, receives a frozen treat at the zoo of Vincennes outside Paris during a heat wave, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

The owners of a pet lion that escaped from a farmhouse and injured a woman and her two children have been arrested in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, authorities said Sunday.

The arrest comes after dramatic video footage surfaced showing the lion leaping over a wall before attacking the victims in a residential area, The Associated Press reported.

The woman and her 5- and 7-year-old children sustained injuries to their faces and arms on Wednesday night when the lion escaped from its cage, police official Faisal Kamran said.

According to a police report, the children’s father told police that the lion’s owners stood by and watched as the animal clawed at his family, making no effort to restrain it. The lion later returned to the owners' farmhouse and was relocated to a wildlife park, police said.