what do you know about halal meat?
Does anyone here know much about Halal meat? It has been my impression that Halal standards require that animals be raised humanely, free-range, drug-free, etc. I started questioning that a bit yesterday when I got a whole chicken for $4, and wondered how it could possibly be that affordable and still adequately ethically-raised.
Most of what I've found online about Halal standards make vague references to "humane treatment", but maybe not much more than that. This editorial from 2004, Defining Halal: If it’s not organic, it’s not halal is a call for Halal standards to meet organic/free-range guidelines, and definitely suggests that much of what's sold as Halal may not meet the sort of criteria I normally look for from the folks raising the animals I eat.
Anyone have more solid information? (In the mean time, I did enjoy the $4 chicken in last nights fabulous Co dinner: tapas and paella. Also tried Moroccan dried olives for the first time -- so very tasty! Sweet and salty, like brined raisins.)
Most of what I've found online about Halal standards make vague references to "humane treatment", but maybe not much more than that. This editorial from 2004, Defining Halal: If it’s not organic, it’s not halal is a call for Halal standards to meet organic/free-range guidelines, and definitely suggests that much of what's sold as Halal may not meet the sort of criteria I normally look for from the folks raising the animals I eat.
Anyone have more solid information? (In the mean time, I did enjoy the $4 chicken in last nights fabulous Co dinner: tapas and paella. Also tried Moroccan dried olives for the first time -- so very tasty! Sweet and salty, like brined raisins.)