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Thursday 17 October 2013

Slaughtering animals in schools unconstitutional

From Saravanan, via e-mail
Sekolah Kebangsaans are national schools with multi-racial children. We should respect all races and religions if we wish to take Malaysia forward. From the day of independence until a few years it was like that but recently respect for other races and religious sentiments are degrading.
When the non-Muslim school teachers, staff and children respect the Muslims, we expect the same be accorded to non-Muslims. In yesterday’s case I found out that many schools slaughtered cows in the school compound. There are rules for things that can be done in the school and things which cannot be done.
Every school activity should be aligned with the education system and the co-curriculum aspects, but slaughtering cows in the school compounds is not part of the system or related to education. I would like to urge parliamentarians to debate this. It is a serious issue which doesn’t align with education. The Ministry of Education needs to take stern action against schools which slaughter cows.
I called Sekolah Kebangsaan Puchong Jaya to ask for an explanation about the incident. The headmaster of the school didn’t have any black and white approval from Education Ministry. The relevant ministry and district council should take action on this matter. It is not proper to engage in double standard in a multi-racial country. If the education ministry would allow slaughtering of cows, I think we should allow pig slaughter and prayers for Chinese and Indians.
Slaughtering animals in school is not hygienic. It is also not good for young kids to see the animals suffering. As an animal lover, and killing should be done in slaughter houses or in the private places, not in the public. As for Indians cow is considered as one of the seven mothers on the earth. The school, education and health ministry should understand that it is improper to do in a school where other races are studying. The way things are going is extremely scary and unconstitutional.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

ni da timbul isue pekauman.ada pulak mandi darah depavali ni.

Anonymous said...

Slaughtering animals based on Islam is done in proper manner and hygiene enough. we use really sharp knife and blood flow out of the body until the last drop. killing animal by shooting or stabbing doesn't give same result and really uncivilized because. you may check about this matter with any medical expert. meat supplies high protein to human rather than artificial meat. why some of us take artificial one, since we can have the real one. Muslims don't eat pork by taking artificial pork!! believe me, all schools don't ask students to watch the slaughtering incident because not all students including muslims ready to do so. in malaysia, we live in harmony and please don't try to ruin it. you have options to send your kids to SK, SJKT, SJKC, SMK or SMJK..