Halal 'horrors'
I WAS horrified to read that yet another shop, the fourth selling Halal meat, has opened in Plymouth.
In my opinion, halal slaughter is brutal, with no stunning of the animal as is legally required in our slaughter houses. The Farm Animal Welfare Council, which advises Government on how to avoid cruelty to livestock, says that the way halal meat is produced causes intense suffering to animals and should be banned. Why do we allow this to happen?
JEAN TURNER
Plympton
3 Comments
by Geoffrey N. READ, Plymouth
Saturday, July 10 2010, 10:24AM
“Islamic Shariah (law) relating to slaughter of animals or poultry.
¿ Animal and birds should have preferably been raised in a natural environment.
¿ Their feed should not contain animal-based products.
¿ Animals and poultry at farms or lairages must be cared for properly. They must be fed and watered before slaughter.
¿ They must receive ante-mortem inspection so that only healthy animals are brought in for slaughter.
¿ In the slaughterhouse animals must not be able to see other animals being slaughtered, nor must they have sight of blood. This requires cleaning the area before the next slaughter.
¿ There must be no cruelty to animals or poultry at any time.
¿ The slaughterman must be a Muslim, who has been properly trained and licensed.
¿ All slaughtering must be carried out in a licensed slaughterhouse.
¿ Places where pigs are slaughtered should be avoided.
¿ The slaughterman must use a sharp knife (which must not be sharpened in front of the animal). He must sever the jugular veins and carotid arteries as well as the oesophagus and trachea, but not the spinal cord as this restricts convulsion, which in turn restricts the pumping out of blood.
¿ At the time of slaughter he must pronounce Bismillah Allahu Akbar (In the name of God, God is the Greatest) on each animal or bird.
¿ At all times the meat and general hygiene regulations must be complied with.
¿ Any carcasses found unfit on post mortem inspection must not be used for food for human consumption.
There are many sources on the internet but this one was taken from:
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Food+Law?opendocument#”
by Geoffrey N. Read, Plymouth
Saturday, July 10 2010, 10:23AM
“Islamic Shariah (law) relating to slaughter of animals or poultry.
¿ Animal and birds should have preferably been raised in a natural environment.
¿ Their feed should not contain animal-based products.
¿ Animals and poultry at farms or lairages must be cared for properly. They must be fed and watered before slaughter.
¿ They must receive ante-mortem inspection so that only healthy animals are brought in for slaughter.
¿ In the slaughterhouse animals must not be able to see other animals being slaughtered, nor must they have sight of blood. This requires cleaning the area before the next slaughter.
¿ There must be no cruelty to animals or poultry at any time.
¿ The slaughterman must be a Muslim, who has been properly trained and licensed.
¿ All slaughtering must be carried out in a licensed slaughterhouse.
¿ Places where pigs are slaughtered should be avoided.
¿ The slaughterman must use a sharp knife (which must not be sharpened in front of the animal). He must sever the jugular veins and carotid arteries as well as the oesophagus and trachea, but not the spinal cord as this restricts convulsion, which in turn restricts the pumping out of blood.
¿ At the time of slaughter he must pronounce Bismillah Allahu Akbar (In the name of God, God is the Greatest) on each animal or bird.
¿ At all times the meat and general hygiene regulations must be complied with.
¿ Any carcasses found unfit on post mortem inspection must not be used for food for human consumption.
There are many sources on the internet but this one was taken from:
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Food+Law?opendocument#”
by John Symons, Plympton
Friday, July 09 2010, 5:27PM
“I agree with Jean Turner that the production of halal meat is brutal - another word is barbaric.
Religious belief should never be used to justify visiting such cruelty upon animals and if those responsible for such butchery will not comply with humane standards set by the government then the practice should certainly be outlawed.”