Michigan city passes new rules for religious animal sacrifices

HAMTRAMCK, MI – The city of Hamtramck passed new rules for religious animal sacrifices at a council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, FOX 2 Detroit reports.

The city council voted 4-2, approving the measure that requires anyone planning to sacrifice an animal for religious purposes to notify the city, the report said. They must give the date, time and location of the sacrifice, and allow the city to inspect the site for health and safety. There will be a fee for the inspection. Violators will face fines.

“This proposal will greatly limit religious slaughtering for Muslims,” Nour Ali, CAIR Michigan said during the meeting. “And within the Islamic tradition, we slaughter an animal during Eid al-Adha. We typically slaughter a sheep, goat or lamb.”

Mayor Amer Ghalib called the new rules a compromise after hearing from both sides of the issue, and from the city’s lawyer who said that religious animal sacrifice is protected under the federal and state law, the report said.

Religious freedom is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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