Hamtramck City Council votes to allow religious animal sacrifices

Hamtramck City Council votes to allow religious animal sacrifices

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The city of Hamtramck voted Tuesday night to change its animal ordinance, which would allow for religious sacrifice as long as it’s done legally and humanely.
The religious slaughtering of certain animals like (baby) goats or (lambs) sheep is practiced among Muslims during the holiday of Eid. 

The city’s Muslim population has been booming in recent decades, with the city recently becoming the first in the U.S. to have an all-Muslim city council and a Muslim mayor...