Religious sacrifice of animals

[Jazzy]

From the article::

After several months of contentious debate and pressure from Muslim residents, Hamtramck City Council voted Tuesday night to allow the religious sacrifice of animals on residential property.

Muslims often slaughter animals during the holiday of Eid al-Adha and Hamtramck has one of the highest percentage of Muslim residents among cities in the U.S.

Some residents and animal rights advocates have expressed opposition to the ordinance changes, saying they will lead to animal cruelty and sanitation problems in Hamtramck, one of the most densely populated cities in Michigan. They said they worry about people being traumatized by seeing the throats of goats, lambs and cows being slit in backyards, with blood splattering and entrails falling out.

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What are your thoughts about allowing animal sacrifices at home?

 

[Lamb]

I think it's sickening in this day and age.

 

[Faith]

From the article::



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What are your thoughts about allowing animal sacrifices at home?

Against it, strongly.

 

[Faith]

I think it's sickening in this day and age.

I think it was always sickening.

 

[Stravinsk]

 

[YESLORDIWILL]

Hunting too is a shocking practice. I think as an animal I would rather live free and die early (hunted) vs living my life as a slave and then die as a slave (factory farm). Both are sad.

 

[Albion]

On the matter of the religious sacrifice of animals, I'd agree.

Raising farm animals--or catching/hunting them--for human consumption, probably not. Of course, it depends, in this case, on which animals we're talking about and on the conditions.