In a state of shock

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Ry_B

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2,256 posts

216 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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To set the scene, after watching this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVZAVIYdWVE&fea...

A few weeks ago, I have made sure I never eat Halal meat again, as I enjoy my meat and I do not deem it fair that the animal has to go through unfair suffering bleeding to death for a few minutes, I would not wish that upon anyone or animal.

I wasn't in my home town and went to a Subway for lunch around an hour ago. I politely asked if it was Halal meat, when I was told yes, I simply said "can I have some normal meat instead please?" not only was I shocked that there was no warnings but I was then accused of being a racist and told to leave the shop. I actually feel like writing a complaint letter to Subway that this branch deems it fit to sell meat that is barbarically slaughtered under an old barbaric and disgusting Islamic tradition to unsuspecting members of the public.

I actually am disgusted at what has just happened!

andy400

10,916 posts

246 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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How come you're a racist if you don't want Halal meat, but not if you only want Halal meat?


Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

257 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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You're concerned about cruel and unusual suffering, yet go to a Subway?

HOGEPH

5,249 posts

201 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Did you ask for 2 six inch subs?

R360

4,430 posts

221 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Hmm typical i can never find a halal fast food place yet everyone else seems to be able to

cal72

7,839 posts

185 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Were the staff scruffy,spotty pigs? If so defeats the object of serving halal.

Animal

5,522 posts

283 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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HOGEPH said:
Did you ask for 2 six inch subs?
rofl

OP - I'm with you on this. I'm sure if no Halal option was available then customers would complain and cry discrimination, but when it's not available you're racist? I don't quite see the link, tbh.

Deva Link

26,934 posts

260 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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We did all this (and at some length) a couple of weeks ago.

Most meat in the UK is Halal slaughtered.

cal72

7,839 posts

185 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Do subway do Halal - pork and apple,Bacon and chicken etc etc??

Groober

775 posts

195 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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cal72 said:
Do subway do Halal - pork and apple,Bacon and chicken etc etc??
That would be funny. smile

I always thought you could tell people whatever you liked wether it be halal, kosher or whatever. How the fk can you tell it tastes the bloody same.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

220 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Ry_B said:
I was then accused of being a racist and told to leave the shop.
Did you take a photograph of the person serving behined the counter? scratchchin

Bonnie and Clyde

11,701 posts

207 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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If the animal's i eat are killed this way i will never eat meat again. That is disgusting.

This country is screwed IMHO.

Victor McDade

4,395 posts

197 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Halal and Kosher slaughter is a nasty and cruelk business but only marginally more cruel than what goes on in other uk slaughter houses and battery farms.

Refusing to eat halal meat but eating non-halal stuff on the grounds of cruelty is akin to saying you're fine with animal cruelty as long as it doesn't go 'too' far.


ponchie

110 posts

185 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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I seem to remember reading a quote from the head of the halal meat association or something of that nature a while ago saying all halal meat should be clearly labelled so anyone that did not agree with the practice had the opportunity to avoid buying it. This was after it was revealed most if not all of the meat served at Wembley stadium was found to be halal.

The guy serving was clearly just a moron.

plasticpig

12,932 posts

240 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Don't see how Subway can claim there meat is Halal because it patently isn't. Any cross contamination from non Halal meat means it becomes forbidden to a Muslim. There is no way in the Subways I have been to that they can prevent cross contamination. As already pointed out you cannot have Halal bacon and subway cant prevent cross contamination.





obob

4,193 posts

209 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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It is clearly labelled in Subways. It says it on all the posters/menu boards, a sign on the door, and all the pork products are turkey. Turkey ham, bacon etc. and are labelled as such.

I very much doubt these stories where PHers are called racist for simply asking if he could have non-halal meat. Either you're not telling the full story and you actually said something else or it didn't happen.

Also how come no one complains about Kosher meat?

Anyways I eat anything smile.

Cotty

41,261 posts

299 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Bonnie and Clyde said:
If the animal's i eat are killed this way i will never eat meat again. That is disgusting.

This country is screwed IMHO.
How do you think they killed animals before they invented the stun method?

Cotty

41,261 posts

299 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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andy400 said:
How come you're a racist if you don't want Halal meat, but not if you only want Halal meat?
I thought Halal was a religious thing not a race thing

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

213 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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Cotty said:
andy400 said:
How come you're a racist if you don't want Halal meat, but not if you only want Halal meat?
I thought Halal was a religious thing not a race thing
Correct.

(and OP its actually quite dignified way to die opposed to other methods. It is also a very good way of ensuring "clean" meat. very little blood you see....."

obob

4,193 posts

209 months

Tuesday 19th October 2010
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plasticpig said:
Don't see how Subway can claim there meat is Halal because it patently isn't. Any cross contamination from non Halal meat means it becomes forbidden to a Muslim. There is no way in the Subways I have been to that they can prevent cross contamination. As already pointed out you cannot have Halal bacon and subway cant prevent cross contamination.
They don't serve bacon in the halal ones (well not the one near me or the one in Manchester) it''s Turkey Bacon and Turkey ham vomit