re: #93 b_sharp

Looks like the outrage du jour on atheist Twitter is halal meat served by Subway.

Apparently the animal is killed in the name of Allah by a Muslim using a knife to slit its throat while the animal is still conscious.

This sounds horrendous and should possibly be condemned, but not because it is done by a Muslim. Food animals are killed in any number of ways, some more humane than others, but none are painless. Bow hunters kill their prey by trying to sever the carotid artery/jugular vein so the animal bleeds out. Rifle hunters seldom kill with one shot. Farmers kill their food animals using whatever means they have at hand. I’ve seen people use sledge hammers, axes, 22cal rifles, larger rifles and even knives.

For consistency sake, pretty much all ways of killing food animals should be condemned for the same reason, potential pain felt by the animal before death, or at least all methods that resemble that used in the preparation for Halal should be spoken of at the same time.

Killing animals by having them bleed out or otherwise suffer pain isn’t unique to Islam.

For shit’s sake, don’t let the Oklahoma Dept of Corrections in on it.