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Even after Agriprocessor scandal, inhumane methods still used in kosher slaughtering overseas

Jewish Journal October 13, 2011

Agriprocessors’ 2008 kosher slaughter scandal provoked solemn vows of reform among producers of glatt kosher meat in the U.S. But despite some industry improvements, America’s leading kosher certification authority continues to authorize the sale of millions of pounds of glatt kosher beef slaughtered by means that animal welfare experts condemn as inhumane, a Forward investigation has found.

PETA slams N.Y. kapparot ritual [VIDEO]

Jewish Journal August 27, 2008

For the second year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has complained about the High Holy Days ritual of swinging a chicken over one\’s head, a sin-transference ceremony

But Is It Kosher?

Rob Eshman June 8, 2006

It surprised me that a company well-known for its concern for animal well-being and food safety would deem anything kosher treif, or unfit. Long before Whole Foods was even a glimmer in the eye of the Prius-tocracy, hadn\’t we Jews been telling ourselves and others that we were practicing humane slaughter and thoughtful animal husbandry — embodied in the very laws of kashrut? What did Whole Foods know that I didn\’t?

A Holocaust-Inspired Vegetarian

Noam Mohr June 23, 2005

Recently, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) issued an apology for its Holocaust on Your Plate campaign and exhibit, which showed concentration camp images next to photos of animal abuse on factory farms. The comparison was extraordinarily tasteless, and widely condemned. PETA expressed surprise at the negative reaction, and while they should have known better, their campaign has thankfully ended.

Letters to the Editor

Jewish Journal March 17, 2005

This past edition\’s cover story on UCI (\”Campus Turmoil,\” March 11) shook me to the point that three days after reading it, I can\’t stop thinking about its repercussions.

Kosher Slaughtering Proves Humane

Rabbi Menachem Genack December 30, 2004

Any slaughterhouse, whether kosher or nonkosher, is by definition a disconcerting, blood-filled and gruesome place. Torah law, however, is most insistent about not inflicting needless pain on animals and in emphasizing humane treatment of all living creatures.

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