Severed goat's head found in canal where dolphin calf died

keysnews.com ^ | Sat., Jun 23, 2007 | Steve Gibbs

[blam]

"Just a hunch, but I’d wager animal activists had nothing to do with this and the dolphin died of ingesting a plastic bag of goat entrails AND wager these came from the slaughter of a goat used at an “immigrant” cookout."

Hey, it's this diversity that gives us our strength, right?

[tutstar]

ping...

[Dave Elias]

“Yeah, but why wire its mouth shut? Weird.”

Perhaps it had an eating disorder?

[Moonman62]

Santeria or voodoo. This is south Florida after all.

[Calm_Cool_and_Elected]

Do they use goats for religious rituals in the islands? I seem to remember hearing about the police finding spots where animal sacrifices had taken place when I lived in FL a number of yrs ago.

CC&E

[browardchad]

Yeah, but why wire its mouth shut? Weird.

Just a guess: to keep it quiet during slaughter.

IIRC, the Florida legislature passed a law a few years back about animal cruelty that prohibits slaughter of animals in your back yard, so those of certain cultural groups -- usually Mexicans -- who indulge in this butchery wouldn't want the neighbors to catch on.

I've thankfully never heard the sound of a goat being slaughtered, but, aside from the sanitation and legal issues, it's apparently the sound of the slaughter that's liable to make even the most exquisitely culturally-sensitive urban neighbors very unhappy.

[azhenfud]

Good question...I don’t know. I don’t have a problem with a person dressing out an animal for their own consumption, but the improper disposal of the remains is inexcusable.

As maica commented, “Someone’s “culture” sees any open water as a disposal system.”