Hamtramck, MI, city council voted this week to approve allowing residents to sacrifice animals at home for religious purposes. .Fox News reported Hamtramck city council, whose members are all Muslims, voted 3-2 to approve animal sacrifices. .The matter was put up for a vote in December, but city councillors kept a ban in place. The issue was revisited after legal advice and criticism from practicing Muslims. ."If somebody wants to do it, they have a right to do their practice," said Hamtramck Coun. Mohammed Hassan. .Muslims slaughter animals, especially goats or sheep, during Eid al-Adha or pay a person to do it for them. Meat is shared with family, friends, and poor people. .“It's not something new or novel," said Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Director Dawud Walid. ."This is when Muslims recognize Abraham sacrificing a sheep instead of having to sacrifice his son.”.Hamtramck residents will be required to notify the city, pay a fee, and permit their property to be inspected. .Hamtramck has a population of 28,000 people, with many residents being Muslims.
