Message for all my fellow carnivores..... All meat is murder. But modern meat production is murder, abuse, torture, horror on a mega-scale. When God gave us this planet Earth to caretake the rules for meat production were made profoundly clear - subhaan allah - Halal laws ensure that the animals suffering is minimised to the moments it takes to loose consciousness when its artery is cut. Until that moment it should be treated with patience and kindness. If you think Halal meat is the worst thing that can happen to an animal - then read this extract from Alex Renton in the Guardian on modern meat production: Many moral meat eaters think the horrors of the slaughterhouse are exaggerated. But impartial research by American scientist (and abattoir designer) Temple Grandin reveals extraordinary and unnecessary horrors. She reported deliberate acts of cruelty occurring on a regular basis at 32% of the slaughterhouses she visited in the US: 26% of the chicken-killing facilities had abuses that should have meant immediate closure; chickens scalded to remove their feathers, thrown in the trash and found later, still alive; a worker dismembering a fully conscious cow; cows, which are usually stunned then bled while their hearts are still pumping, waking up on the bleed rail. What went on when she wasnt looking? asked Jonathan Safran Foer, in his fascinating moral dissection Eating Animals. Cheap meat means corners cut on safety, health and welfare: humane treatment generally slows down a production line. Safran Foer quotes research that shows demand for lean pig meat … has led the pork industry to breed pigs that suffer not only more leg and heart problems, but greater excitability, fear, anxiety and stress … We have focused the awesome power of modern genetic knowledge to bring into being animals that suffer more. For me there are only two options - vegetarianism or Halal.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:14:01 +0000
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