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

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Wintershealing · 16/10/2025 16:59

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?

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CostcoFanofThree · 08/10/2026 17:59

More expensive waste of money.
i wouldn’t tolerate this.
Totally unnecessary fake support.

DoubleBusy2026 · 08/10/2026 18:41

Halal is when they slice the animal’s neck with a knife and allow them to bleed to death…..

GagMeWithASpoon · 08/10/2026 18:45

DoubleBusy2026 · 08/10/2026 18:41

Halal is when they slice the animal’s neck with a knife and allow them to bleed to death…..

So is kosher.

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DoubleBusy2026 · 08/10/2026 18:52

NewGrandmummy · 05/10/2026 08:59

All eating of meat is wrong. If people were required to kill their own food there would be a lot more vegetarians!

Grow up! Farm animals were created & bred TO BE FOOD! 😆

NewGrandmummy · 08/10/2026 20:26

DoubleBusy2026 · 08/10/2026 18:52

Grow up! Farm animals were created & bred TO BE FOOD! 😆

Ooh, I’m quite grown up enough thank you. I’ve also learnt good manners in the process 😊

RatsCatsandPuppies · 08/10/2026 20:33

It is absolutely not a more ethical way to kill an animal.

WhoGives2Fucks · 08/10/2026 20:34

I don’t agree that religious rituals/beliefs should hold any weight in greater society. Everyone else having to do something becase of another faith is not a progressive society, it’s going backwards.

If the reason is because it’s kinder to the animals or it’s cheaper, that’s fair enough but to adhere to a certain religion as its main focus then absolutely not.

RusticChips · 08/10/2026 20:38

I’m not surprised by this. I thought all hospitals and most schools served Halal meat.

Kristian777 · 09/10/2026 15:14

FoxtrotPapa · 08/10/2026 17:10

You had better stop eating pork then Leviticus 11:7-8. As for Jesus (pbuh), he is revered in Islam so stop spouting nonsense.

Leviticus is speaking to the Jews of that era, acts 10 makes pork clean for Jews, Jesus is considered just a prophet in the Quran completely different from Christian beliefs hope this explains everything you

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