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Is Halal a form of Animal Cruelty?

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CottonlessJoe On March 06, 2011




The Tropics, Australia
#1New Post! Oct 03, 2010 @ 11:40:50
Now, for those whose legs are quick to kick the desk, this is not an anti-Islam thread but a discussion on food preparation and animal care. Keep in mind too that Kosher prepared animals should be equally critiqued.

Wikipedia on Halal


Western practice is to send an electric voltage directly to the brain of the cow to instantly kill their brain before slitting their throats and draining them of blood. Same goes with Sheep for example.

However, Halal is the slitting the throat of a live animal. Were any other group to do this, they would be criminally charged for cruelty to animals and so, shouldn't every group be liable to the one law of the land?

After all, were I as a pagan to sacrifice an animal because historically, we did this practice, would I be let off or would I be criminally charged? It would be the latter.

Let's be honest here. Animal cruelty is animal cruelty.
rogy On June 03, 2013




, United Kingdom
#2New Post! Oct 04, 2010 @ 22:51:24
It is a rights violation.

But we should not be racist about this - all speciesist societies routinely commit animal rights violations.


rogY
8FlOz On August 24, 2012
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Fairbanks, Alaska
#3New Post! Oct 04, 2010 @ 22:53:11
No more cruel than this tribe in africa i heard about...they eat their dogs which they treat like family, until they kill them.
mark_is_god On June 26, 2015




antrim, Ireland
#4New Post! Oct 04, 2010 @ 23:07:07
i'd say yes, as it takes upto several minutes for the animal to die.

if it was up to me, i'd impose a law that the animal had to be stunned, or killed before being bled.
fitzyp On December 23, 2014




Auckland, New Zealand
#5New Post! Oct 05, 2010 @ 09:27:57
It more or less says on the wikipedia link that it is a humane way of slaughter.
treebee On April 13, 2015
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London, United Kingdom
#6New Post! Oct 05, 2010 @ 09:35:08
personally i would choose an instant death rather than bled out to death.
Fellie On May 15, 2014




Waipawa, New Zealand
#7New Post! Oct 05, 2010 @ 09:42:10
@8FlOz Said

No more cruel than this tribe in africa i heard about...they eat their dogs which they treat like family, until they kill them.


Is it not better that the dogs are treated like a family member then killed, rather than treated poorly?
CottonlessJoe On March 06, 2011




The Tropics, Australia
#8New Post! Oct 05, 2010 @ 21:53:34
@rogy Said

It is a rights violation.

But we should not be racist about this - all speciesist societies routinely commit animal rights violations.


rogY



There's always some nut who jumps on the 'racist' bandwagon. Hello, we're not talking about racial groups.
Grasshopper On January 11, 2023
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Fort Collins, Colorado
#9New Post! Oct 05, 2010 @ 22:08:28
Better than being beat to death. Besides the cut, bleeding them out is probably quite painless.
CottonlessJoe On March 06, 2011




The Tropics, Australia
#10New Post! Oct 05, 2010 @ 22:24:42
@Grasshopper Said

Better than being beat to death. Besides the cut, bleeding them out is probably quite painless.



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