Posted on 07/30/2007 9:22:40 PM PDT by Pikamax
A group of Muslims have opposed plans for a pet food factory to be built as possible pork emissions will violate their religious rights.
Butchers Pet Care could shelve plans for a factory in Coton Park, near Rugby, because angry Asian families have complained to their residents' association about pork smells drifting into their garden.
Muslim residents in the area also claim the pork will effectively "rain down" on their homes and gardens after the factory's 100ft chimney has pumped the meat extracts into the atmosphere.
The Coton Park Residential Association said they have received complaints from Muslims - who are directed to not eat pork by the Qur'an - and are taking the matter very seriously.
One family who live less than 100 yards from the proposed factory, but who did not wish to be identified, said: "A significant proportion of meats used in the pet foods processes are pig meat.
"Our religion expressly forbids us to consume pig meat in any form.
"Because of the way in which this meat material will leave the factory and give that the area can be 'rained upon' we will be consuming pork via inhalation of this 'rain'.
"Not only that but our clothes will be contaminated by pork."
Another family from the Coton Park housing estate said: "The owners of the proposed factory do not dispute the claim that meat extracts of pork will be pumped into the atmosphere via a 100ft chimney.
"They have said there will not be any chemical treatment proposed to treat the meat extracts before they leave the factory."
Association spokesperson Grant Scott said: "Several families have complained because of the smell of the pork, and also if the factory is cooking with it, pork particles and odour could rain down on them from the chimney at some point.
"It was something we hadn't taken on board before but it's definitely important and is a very delicate issue.
"If Muslims are unhappy about it, then Jews may complain for the same reason, and Hindus may complain because of their beliefs about cows being sacred animals.
"There is a significant Muslim element in our area, so there is a potential problem."
Another Muslim family added: "A Muslim is obliged to be clean spiritually, mentally and physically.
"Abstention from eating flesh of swine is one of the obligations a Muslim must observe to attain purity of the soul and of the human nature.
"Therefore, we believe that not only will we be contaminated but also our faith by the owners of this proposed pet food plant.
"In this country we are allowed the right to follow our religion and religious beliefs. By allowing this plan to go ahead our religious rights are being swept to one side for what appears to be economic greed.
"We feel sure that there are other areas where this factory could be built that would not impact on us or others like us."
The Environmental Health Agency are investigating the potential affects, with a decision about the factory's future due in September.
The pet food company said there is an 'almost 99% guarantee' the smell of pork would not reach the Coton Meadows residential area.
A statement from Butchers Pet Care said: "The majority of our natural products are beef and poultry.
"Pork ingredients account for less than 10% of our range.
"At Coton Park we plan to introduce state-of-the-art odour extraction through the chimney stack.
"An environmental impact report has already concluded that emissions at the proposed Coton Park site should not have an adverse impact on air quality and odour levels.
"We would like to reiterate that we do not burn any animal materials."
Dude - if there was a place where it rained bacon...
That place would be HEAVEN!
Mmmmmm... bacon...
“A factory that rains down pork?
Isn’t that called Capitol Hill?”
LOL - good one!
What Muslims are doing there go back to their own country.
But the prefatory clause only refers to the regulating of the temperature and humidity of the barbecue. There is nothing that prevents an individual from walking down the street with his ham right in his hand. If we interpret pork as merely a collective right, then what happens to the right to blow up GI Joes with the powder dumped out of countless Black Cat firecrackers? Are we to assume that is a right assigned only to the States? Also there is the matter of catching bluegill with doughballs. I don’t even want to go down that legislative road.
That made me LOL:)
I was thinking what if one of these "Asians" moved in next door to a person that enjoys cooking bacon for breakfast. Would the Brit have to stop cooking bacon?
And the other thing that came into my mind:
These articles, always make me crave a nice BLT.
You are very correct. Flying Imams were part of it. Assault ham sandwich was part of it. Call to prayer over the loud speaker was part of it.
Run it twenty-four, seven. It’s called freedom (what’s left of it in Britain).
The Original Cuban Sandwich
Smoked ham, pork, salami, Swiss cheese, dill pickle and mustard on hot Cuban bread.
Words to live by!
I wonder if this man realizes just how prescient his comments are?
Make me one too!
1: Submit and become muslim.
2: Submit and keep their faith but be slave of islam.
3: Submit and die.
They seem to be opting for number 2.
I never thought about seeding clouds with atomized pork particles. It just might work. We should get a grant to study it.
Pork rain.
There could be an upside to all this; maybe the Muslims will be able to do something about all the Congressional pork in our annual budgets. Maybe they’ll even insist that Congress disband, as an insult to their culture. Heck, it’s been an insult to OUR culture for better than a hundred years.
My mom's friend bought a purse with a pig on it purposely for flying. (Try saying THAT 10x fast! LOL)
Pakis
What a surprise that they would not publish my comment....
>These articles, always make me crave a nice BLT.<
Put a frying pan on the BBQ and fry up some bacon. Ask your neighbors to join you in ‘raining down’ pork across the city.
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