Choked chickens religiously outlawed

Choked chickens religiously outlawed

SURABAYA, East Java: A senior ulema condemned Surabaya chicken
vendors for selling meat which he claimed was not processed in
accordance with Islamic rules.

The chairman of Indonesian Ulemas Council, K.H. Basri, told
Surabaya authorities to take strong measures against what he
described as cheating Moslem consumers.

According to Islamic law, Moslems can only consume meat which
has been properly slaughtered.

The butcher must say Bismillah (in the name of God) before
killing an animal, and its blood must be completely drained from
the body.

"Instead of slaughtering the chickens, they just choke them,"
Antara quoted Basri as saying in Surabaya on Saturday. (prb)