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All-Muslim City Council Approves Animal Sacrifices at Home

The all-Muslim City Council of the Detroit suburb of Hamtramck on Tuesday voted to allow the religious sacrifice of animals on private property.

Since the 2021 elections, the council has had three members of Yemeni descent, two whose roots are in Bangladesh, and one who is of Eastern European heritage who converted to Islam.

Tthe vote to allow animal sacrifice was 3-2. Mayor Amer Ghalib, who is also a Muslim, cast an additional vote for the proposal, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Muslims slaughter animals during the Eid al-Adha, a religious holiday. Hamtramck has a high percentage of Muslims among its residents.

Dawud Walid, director of the Michigan branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, framed animal sacrifice as no big deal saying it was “not something new or novel,” according to the Associated Press.

“This is when Muslims recognize Abraham sacrificing a sheep instead of having to sacrifice his son,” Walid said.

City Attorney Odey Meroueh said the council was on shaky legal ground if it did not pass the law.

“Animal sacrifice is allowed in every city of the state,” he said, according to the Detroit News.

He said a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court ruling limited the ability of local governments to restrict animal sacrifice.

Councilwoman Amanda Jaczkowski noted that there was a conflict between public opinion and the city attorney’s advice.

“Do we want to risk the city getting sued to respect the majority public opinion?” she said.

Some criticized the proposal.

“I’m a butcher, and I know what happens if amateurs kill,” Yoshiro Lee said.

Resident Diane Lee said she doubted those sacrificing animals would notify the city ahead of time, as the law requires.

“No, it’s not safe or sane or humane,” Lee said.

But the objections did not win out.

“If somebody wants to do it, they have a right to do their practice,” Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Mohammed Hassan said, according to the Free Press.

Hassan said passing the law will not make Hamtramck “blow up with the nasty blood, contamination.”

Councilman Nayeem Choudhury said the question was one of freedom of religion.

“Our rights come first,” he said, adding that he was “born … Muslim, and that’s my faith, and I will stick with my same faith.”

READ 56 COMMENTS
  • Glenn says:

    Hell No, If they want to kill animals GTF Out of America and go back to the S Hole
    you came from to do that garbage!

  • ron says:

    Glad they recognize God talking to Abraham, as the future leader of Christians. When they finally come around to worhipping Jesus, we will all be better off !!

  • BabaYaga says:

    This is absolutely heathenistic and in no way should be allowed in the USA. Where the hell is PETA on this? What happens to all those dead animals? Does anyone else see potential for any public health and safety issues here? This is just the start folks!!! I guarantee you they ain’t stoppin here!!! This is only the beginning. It has to be shut down NOW!

  • DZR says:

    honor killings are next, lol

  • none says:

    This to me sounds barbaric. This is going to get way out of line, you watch! Some Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, some Christian, and some Santeríans and Satanists, practice animal sacrifice as part of their religious ritual and belief. In the 21st century, such practices of child sacrifices have been reported in Nigeria, Uganda, Swaziland, Liberia, Tanzania, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, as well as Mozambique, and Mali. So will child sacrifice get lumped in down the road?
    This is the harmful practice of removing body parts, blood or tissue from a child who is still alive! This is all going to fester!

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