A school in the English county of West Yorkshire was planning to perform a Roald Dahl story entitled "Little Red Riding Hood and the Pigs" at a children's concert. It was asked by the organisers to turn the pigs into puppies in order to avoid giving offense to Muslims. However, the council of the district of Kirklees has intervened, and the pigs are now back in the play. There have, in fact, been no complaints regarding the issue, from Muslims or otherwise (BBC).
It should be noted that pork is forbidden in Islam, but that does not mean a ban on mentioning pigs.
Showing posts with label pigs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pigs. Show all posts
17 March 2007
15 March 2007
Call to ban tight animal cages
In a New York Times op-ed, Nicolette Niman, a cattle rancher and lawyer, is calling for the elimination of so-called gestation crates -- cages in which pregnant farm animals, such as sows, are confined in such cramped quarters that they can't even turn around. Niman's description of the treatment of factory-farmed pigs makes for some harrowing reading.
It makes you wonder what it would take for people to stop this sort of behaviour. There are several clear ahadith in Islam instructing us to treat animals humanely. There has to be something in the Bible on that score too. Am I wrong?
It makes you wonder what it would take for people to stop this sort of behaviour. There are several clear ahadith in Islam instructing us to treat animals humanely. There has to be something in the Bible on that score too. Am I wrong?
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