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.
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.
