When an animal is dead, the heart stops, and the blood doesn’t flow.
(It does drain a little, but there is no pressure behind it.) Frankly, all
slaughter is brutal, and the people consistently doing it necessarily
have to be numbed to the pain and terror of the animal in order to do
their jobs.
There is no “good” way to handle this, but I would contend that those
who slaughter animals on private farms and in hunting are usually
much better at handling animals humanely than those in commercial
slaughterhouses, perhaps in part because the latter group usually has
more regard for the animals since they slaughter animals less
frequently. Those commercial operations that are required to render
the animal unconscious before killing it are far more humane than
traditional Kosher or Halal slaughters.
We routinely protect animals from undue pain and cruelty, but for
religion we make an exception. It’s time to stop this. As with other
activities impacting animals that are now considered to be crimes, we
need to bring the standards of the religious up to the rest of us when it
comes to their cultural morals. Kosher and Halal slaughter should be
outlawed as the inarguably cruel practice that it is (and this was
recently done in Denmark). This form of slaughter is not allowed in
many countries, except for religious reasons. The exemption must go.
Terminate Legal Religious Requirements – In many states and also in
other countries, there are legal requirements that holders of political
office must possess, like believing in a god, sometimes even of a
certain religion. In courts, people are re quired to swear on religious
tomes, as if lightning actually strikes every party guilty of perjury. It’s
an outdated superstitious practice. You might as well swear on a
prostitute’s ass, which would at least be a more enjoyable tactile
experience than having your hand on a book–-and it would be just as
effective.
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