Growing trend for halal meat

[SouthernFashionista]

I’m seeing this and it concerns me. I have noticed that Five Guys is now advertising that all its meat is halal and the restaurant in my workplace serves only halal meat. Who is pushing for this and why do the rest of us have no say? For what it’s worth, I am a Black woman, a practising Catholic with many Muslim friends and acquaintances. I don’t believe they are out there demanding halal meat everywhere they go.

Oh don't be daft. What I said on that thread was that I would speak out if someone was burning the holy book of any religion, not just Islam. Don't twist my words. I said 'spoken to', not that I would intervene. Yes, I would express to that person that they were being rude and intolerant - no matter which holy book they were burning.

Maligning people by twisting their words only works if you can be really sure they can't prove you wrong...

Five Guys is a private business.

Thats the third time you've posted that.

88% of halal meat is stunned first according to the RSPCA. So what exactly is your objection?

Around 88% of animals slaughtered in the UK for Halal are stunned first.
From the RSPCA website
I think most people believe all halal meat is not stunned.
If you're concerned about this issue, are you concerned about animal rights generally? If not, perhaps there's another aspect to it driving your "concern"...

Neither are the poultry killing sheds…..disgusting places ….and people complain about individuals carrying chickens by their feet……they want to pay a visit to one of these places and see how the birds are manhandled before being fastened by their feet ready for slaughter. At least they’re stunned first though, if their heads make contact of course, otherwise their throats are cut when fully conscious!

I remember a thread (I think in 2024) where OP was angry that a school sold halal meat only and didn't want her daughter having any of it

I don't want anyone praying to a false god over any feed that I'm going to eat. Why should I go to hell because of someone elses beliefs.

Well if you don't believe in the religion why would you expect to go to hell?

I think this pretty much wins the thread and we can all go home now.

Huh? I don’t get your post?
Pre stunning is a common term for an animal being stunned before slaughter. It’s what happens to the vast majority. I explained the difference in the types of stunning in my first post.
I do not understand your points on the rest.

Why are you going to hell? This is the most bamboozling statement I've read

What do you mean go to hell ?

Saying this with love! It sounds like you care about animal suffering and wish it didnt happen. Maybe instead of ignoring it you could eat things that align with your views? Lots of resources out there!

If that is the case why can't Muslims eat non halal meat then?? Why should we have to cater for their needs and not everyone else's?

Are people required to eat Pork and drink alcohol in the UK?

The point is you have the choice a thousand eateries. How does a few halal branches of Five Guys affect you?

And Five Guys is an American company. You seem fine with them not serving alcohol at all in American but a few branches in the UK not seeking alcohols inspires a revolution in you!

Integration does not mean Muslims eating pork or drinking alcohol!

You would likely be given a sandwich made with turkey. Not a look of disgust.

I have relatives who worked in abbatoirs so I'm not coming at this from a bleeding heart vegan perspective but...

Stunning is pretty brutal too. When it works it's instant but it does fail. Also, it's hard to know exactly what it's like really from a cows perspective. Sometimes post stunning they will still be twitching but that's likely muscle spams not consciousness. But stunning isn't some gentle injection while the animal drifts of to sleep. It's a great big bolt gun to the temple while the animals on a conveyor belt with hundreds of other cows.

Killing animals for food is brutal. Doing it in an industrial setting is more brutal. But I still eat meat. I've no idea whether the Halal process is better or worse from the cows perspective.

Because it's in their religion to only have meat slaughtered in a specific way. They can eat meat slaughtered by Muslims, Jews (kosher) and Christians.

I am sure God will forgive you. But if you are really concerned about your prospects in the after-life, go veggie.

Because that doesn’t guarantee that the animal has been treated well during its life.

Why can't schools just have all non halal? Why should they all be halal? Why isn't there a choice??

We are farmers, we rear sheep for meat. The thought of our animals being killed in this way is abhorrent.

Exactly this. People don't give a shiny shit until the word halal is mentioned.

As if all the outraged posters are vegan or eating locally sourced, organic high welfare neat

its a business decision for the restaurant chain.

for school dinners i imagine its a matter of economies of scale.
And as I have said - 88% are stunned so what is the actual issue with the meat?