tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post6075912693041212358..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Would it make you stop buying it if you knew it was kosher?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-50979783304700196522007-04-28T22:32:00.000+01:002007-04-28T22:32:00.000+01:00@Jeremy,I know wikipedia is not infallible but its...@Jeremy,<BR/><BR/>I know wikipedia is not infallible but its entry on schechita states:<BR/>"Stunning the animal prior to slaughter is forbidden"<BR/><BR/>link:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shechita<BR/><BR/>Is it just the use of the word "slashed" that you are objecting to as it might imply a careless attitude?purplepangolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297351611950245044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-15927101569637024452007-04-26T00:12:00.000+01:002007-04-26T00:12:00.000+01:00"However, I would still rather see them stunned an..."However, I would still rather see them stunned and then killed than strung up, still entirely conscious, and have their throat slashed".<BR/><BR/>WRONG.<BR/><BR/>Get your facts about Shechita(Jewish ritual slaughter)before posting nonsense.Jeremy Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014279463894807064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-8148218168848999992007-04-25T10:20:00.000+01:002007-04-25T10:20:00.000+01:00"The argument about humane killing is a complete o..."The argument about humane killing is a complete oxymoron anyway."<BR/><BR/>I disagree that it is an irrelevant argument. I'm no animal rights-er by any stretch of the imagination, and have no problem with animals being killed for food. However, I would still rather see them stunned and then killed than strung up, still entirely conscious, and have their throat slashed.<BR/><BR/>It's a bit like saying that if euthanasia was legalised I'd prefer it to be done with drugs that are painless than with a sword in the belly.<BR/><BR/>As a libertarian, I wouldn't support the Govt poking its nose in with yet more regulation etc, I would simply not shop somewhere that refused to tell me the status of the meat.Mark Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641648696143835762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-28726378659575193972007-04-25T09:38:00.000+01:002007-04-25T09:38:00.000+01:00There is halal lamb sometimes in ASDA and it finds...There is halal lamb sometimes in ASDA and it finds its way onto our table as it (a) tastes good and (b) is pricest lower than meat from HSE, DEFRA etc approved slaughtering methods.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.com