Would you be annoyed if school went 100% halal meat?

[Wintershealing]

The school I work at has a new head teacher who has announced from after half term all meat needs to be halal. She says it's a more ethical way to slaughter animals (she's vegan herself) and no non-halal meat will be on offer. She said anyone who doesn't want it can bring a packed lunch.

I don't know much about halal meat other than it's religious connections. What do you think?

So it seems that the vegan headmaster is better informed on animal welfare than the British Veterinary Association on animal slaughter. Hmmmm

The difference is those who are Catholic can eat Halal meat. There's no rules in their religion that says you can't.
Those who are Muslim follow dietary rules as part of their religion which means they can only eat halal meat.
To be honest it's probably all one food supplier for all the local schools regardless if they are a faith school or not.
(Only Jewish schools would need to have a different supplier - and there's very few Jewish schools in the UK. I don't believe there's any Sikh schools.)

I am a vegetarian. A more accurate scenario is all children including meat eaters being given vegetarian meals. Is this offensive?
Other religions and no religions are allowed halal meat. Muslims are just allowed halal meat.

For your information Dubai is an Islamic country. Richard Tice and his partner Isabel Oakenshott live there. Presumably the meat served in restaurants and bought from grocery stores is halal, should they eat meat.

I have no idea who those people are 🤷but I know that in some Middle Eastern that may or may not include Dubai large supermarkets have a "non Muslim" section which sells meat such as pork/bacon etc.
You can buy "non Halal" foods in many Islamic countries.

Who are they and why should we care

Because it has a diverse pupil intake and all the meat eating pupils can eat halal.🤷‍♀️

Tice is a Reform UK MP. Who lives in Dubai with his partner. Richard Tice represents as an MP the people who live i the constuency of Boston and Skegness.

So what was your point 🤷

The religious aspect of halal slaughter isn't just a tape playing in the background - the animal must be killed by a Muslim, and the person slaughtering the animal has to invoke Allah while killing the animal.

What was your point?

My point was that even though some Middle Eastern countries are "Islamic countries" non Halal food (and alcohol) is available for those who want it in certain places.
It was counter the whole "well we'd have to follow their rules if we lived in their countries" type comments.
So what was your point?

If that’s your belief then so be it.

I do hope you exercise it before you tuck in to a box of chicken and chips, or go out for a Turkish or even some curries. Unless ignorance is bliss then 🙄

So no consideration then for people that have animal welfare concerns on the manner of slaughter?

The British Vetinary Association is very much against non stun slaughter. FFS we are not living in Victorian times. Why should religious concerns trump animal welfare concerns.

https://www.bva.co.uk/take-action/our-policies/non-stun-slaughter

I would not be happy if it was in my child’s school. I don’t buy curries or kebabs, and don’t buy sandwiches in my local shell station, because it’s halal food. I don’t want to eat it and I have a right to it without further explanation.

Dubai is an Islamic country with strict laws is my point.

Yes i would be very unhappy Google Dr Taj haregy on this ,and enlightened gay Muslim man

Not much of a point because I still don't know what it is 😂

NRTFT, but i struggle to understand why so many people are totally opposed to halal methods of slaughtering animals, yet never mention kosher slaughtering methods, or have any issue with non halal slaughter. 🤔
All slaughter is barbaric!!

All non stun slaughter whether halal or kosher causes suffering and pain to the animal.

That's why the British Veterinary Association are against non stun slaughter.

Most of it is. Do you think the chickens at the chicken factory are individually slaughtered by a man saying prayers?

Well if you don't know then we'll agree to differ and move on.

People are prepared to eat so much crap meat and yet complain about halal. Most of our family are (healthily) plant based or near as dammit. Personally that’s the route I’d choose if I was the head teacher.

So how many children have been converted to Islam by a halal burger?

Disrespect or misunderstanding?
The tone of your post appears mocking.
It is impossible to have a proper conversation with listening and consideration with someone who is mocking. You see at the root of mocking is disdain and superiority. What you need for true discussion is respect. I put forward my view. It’s not fact. It is my opinion.