Disturbing trend in slaughter methods

[Catherine]

That must have been worrying when you had to sell rams. I would never have thought of the danger of them being bought for slaughter.
Good thing you were aware of things.

I do not know the roots of ritual sacrifice methods. I like to think that they were meant to ensure that you did not eat carrion or a sick animal. That would be a benign interpretation. The reality is probably not so good.

No matter what you believe or why, there is no excuse for cruelty. I do not think God has ever wanted to be used as an excuse for cruelty of any kind.
I think the whole world is going to have to impose a standard of animal care and treatment. I don't think culture or religion are a good enough excuse for doing unspeakable things.

Of course we are going to need to clean up the whole factory farming mess and ban cruel foods like Foie Gras. Until we do that it is hard to point to the farming industry as the right and humane way to do things.