Hore - what you ought to do, is to show that despite the existence of all sorts of animal abuse, ritual slaughter is singled out.
This would then show that this is about Dutch anti-Islamic sentiment, instead of about animal rights concerns. Kosher simply being thron into the mix to avoid allegations of racism, and because the Jewish and Islamic traditions happen to be not dissimilar in this area.
Fur farms, animal transports, poor conditions of raising livestock - either these are all tackled, or this is about Islam.
Well bless the internets!:This 'Animal Rights Party' is the origin of the possible ban on ritual slaughter:Dutch raise animal rights to new level
It has been a busy few weeks for Marianne Thieme. Ten days ago, she made history as one of two animal-rights candidates to win election to the Dutch parliament.
They are the first animal-rights MPs anywhere in the world.
The populist right too is about animal rights. Free from the ancient alliances with agricultural interests and local rural entanglements of the old right, the Fragony's of this world can finally impose a long-standing electoral majority in favour of more animal rights:Amsterdam - A leading Dutch animal rights politician Thursday demanded that an end to be put to ritual slaughters of animals in The Netherlands, while cautioning that this stance is not meant as criticism of the Muslim and Jewish faiths.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/ne...ual_slaughtersCommon cause between new political parties then, who force the entire political structure towards their goals. It shows what society can do in a short time when freed of the constraints of old polical entanglements in general, and old multicultural reflexes in this particular case.If it sounds like an idea inspired by the Animal Planet show "Animal Cops," it's because it was. There will soon be 500 police officers on the streets of Holland protecting the welfare of the country's animals. The proposal originated with a uniquely powerful animal rights political party -- and brought to fruition by Geert Wilders' anti-Islam Party for Freedom.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...747345,00.html
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