An Australian butcher has refused to take down a sign that declares his meat is “not halal certified” — and liberals are furious.
The Valley Butchers in Adelaide, South Australia, found itself in hot water over a complaint to the Australian Advertising Standards Authority after the owner put up a sign that originally read “not halal certified” on the shop front.
The majority of the Ad Standards Community Panel agreed that the sign made fun of halal certification and was “offensive” and “demeaning to people who are of that faith and Muslim ethnicity”, adding that there was no such thing as “non halal” certification.
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However, Valley Butchers argue the sign was just a factual answer to a frequently asked question about the nature of their meat:
“The sign is only stating that we are not halal approved,” the store owner told SBS News Australia.
“In no way is it meant in a malice way. We where getting asked quite frequently whether we are halal approved, so I am just stating that we are not, and that saves a lot of wasted time.”
But complainants didn’t agree.
One was quoted in the Ad Standards finding, alleging the signage “perpetuate[s] a culture of vilification towards religious minorities, that results in harm towards them…. It pokes fun of a specific group of people based on religious belief.”
The board agreed, saying the sign contributed to “inciting hatred or contempt” against Muslims.
“Using the phrase ‘non-Halal certified’ in conjunction with imagery of Australian animals was a suggestion that Islamic dietary practices are not Australian,” it said.
The butchers then responded.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Valley Butchers thanked people for their “support and encouragement” and committed to keeping the sign – which they later changed to “not halal certified” – on display.
“As long as we own the shop the sign won’t ever come down,” they said, with hundreds of people commenting in support.
The shop changed the sign to read “not halal-certified” and does not intend to make any more changes.
But the advertising watchdog found the new sign still gave the impression it was not inclusive.
The shop has now been threatened with legal action to enforce the change.
The shop also faces prosecution for using the iconic imagery of an Australian emu and kangaroo.
Baxter Dmitry
Email: baxter@thepeoplesvoice.tv
Halal meat is full of adrenalized blood as the animal suffers a brutal death, and the fear causes those unhealthy hormones to be released into the blood and meat. Shits weak and unhealthy
The shop also faces prosecution for using the iconic imagery of an Australian emu and kangaroo. BULLSHIT It is not illegal to show a roo or an emu.. we are Aussies.. we do what we want… ffs …STOP WRITING BULLSHJT ON HERE
Halal is only for muzzrat savages. Halal slaughter should not be allowed anywhere on the planet. And Halal certification is a fucking muzzrat scam and should be outlawed, and punishable with a slow and agonizing torture, televised live on tv. Islam altogether is only a savage ideology for faggot pedophiles that prey on those with an IQ of less than 20, because you have to be a complete fucking retard to be a moslem. Hopefully many more butchers follow this lead.
It’s exactly the same killing method as kosher because most of islam was lifted from judaism as it is largely tribal law for desert dwellers as the Hebrews were. Both kosher and halal killing should be banned on animal cruelty grounds or we should get rid of animal cruelty laws.
Politics do not belong in business. It is an honest warning sign to dissuade any inappropriate business or encounters from even entering the store. Everyone who eats meat should ideally be getting it slaughtered from a butcher. If you’re too chicken (sorry) to watch your meat get killed, even once, you should not be eating it.
I think Halal and Kosher slaughter by bleeding the animal was origionally the most humane way to slaughter large animals back in the ancient days before there were guns and stunners. They were supposed to make one slice to the neck with a super sharp blade. Not saw at it either. But there really is no excuse today to not take advantage of mondern technology to humanly slaughter animals. Especial ‘Kosher’ where the animal is supposed to be awake and capable of feelling pain …. I eat meat myself but would become a vegetarian before i eat of any animal slaughtered in this way.. It is evil.