Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00082)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Erica Letzerich" 
<eletzerich@y...> wrote:
> Subject: Brazil: Sacrifice of animals legalized!!
> Please write to the Governor.
> 
> On 06.29.04 representatives of the State of Rio Grande
> do Sul (RS), Brazil, passed a Bill written by Mr.
> Edson
> Portilho (PL nš 282/2003), that allows sacrifice of
> animals in African religious practices, in order to
> grant the constitutional right of "freedom of
> religion"
> .
> 
> We need your help to ask the governor of RS, Mr.
> Germano Rigotto do NOT sign the Bill! Brazil has laws
> to protect animals and such cruelty is prohibited.
> However "Candomble", the Afro religion that sacrifices
> animals, is strong part of our culture and there is a
> lot of pressure being applied.
> 
> Although officially domestic animals are not to be
> used
> in such rituals, humane societies in Brazil have found
> black kittens and frogs with their mouths sewn
> (alive!!!) innumerous times! In most of cases the
> animal are not killed but seriously injured .Chickens
> also are constantly found alive and left bleeding.
> 
> One of the stupid parts of this law, orders the
> sending
> of the sacrificed animals to people in need
> (orphanages, homeless people, etc...).
> 
> Please help us to stop this outrage!! Ask the governor
> to please ban the " PL 282/2003".
> 
> E-mail: agenda@g... (gg.rs.gov.br)

It sounds like somebody does not know the difference between torture 
and sacrifice. When I did biomed research we put the animals under 
anesthesia, operated on them, or removed organs to use. Then we 
sacrificed them....that is killed them in a swift manner. I did not 
do the killing or sacrificing, but the phd I worked with always did 
cervical dislocation on small animals to kill them.

If they are not dead after these rituals--black magic probably--then 
they are merely torturing them and there should be a law against 
cruely to animals that this could fall into that would include 
penalties for torture such as those found in the USA. Don't know, 
just wondering.

Netemara


> 
> Cc . to the State Prosecutor (in case the governor
> approves, this agency has the power to take the case
> to
> court)
> 
> E-Mail: gabinete@p... (pge.rs.gov.br)
> 
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