Mc-Halal-Donalds!

[HAL]

Oh really what does Macca's are not making it clear that the Food available is Halal sound like?

[Proud Pies]

i'm pretty sure they have a Kosher Maccas in Melbourne too.

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

And in other developments

For the Russians - Big Maccinov - made strictly from potatoes

for Italians - Big Macco - made strictly from horses heads

for Greeks - Big Makinos - made strictly from olives and garlic sauce

and for the Kiwis - Big Macbro - made strictly from lambs which have been pleasured before slaughtered

[David]

Good on them, after all there are many families (including mine) who can't eat McDonald's because of such reasons .

The reason kosher (and I presume halal as well) meat is produced in such a way is so that those eating the meat don't consume any blood (the eating of blood is forbidden in the Bible and I guess it must also be in the Koran). It is a relatively brutal way to kill the animal, but let's face it, we all know that meat comes from animals, and that they have to be slaughtered for it to occur. I reckon if you hung around a normal abbatoir you'd probably find the methods used pretty brutal anyway.

As for people getting upset about it being blessed according to Islamic rules, they need to get over themselves.

[maggies_4_eva]

If you come to live in Australia, then you live the way we do. You eat what we eat. We shouldn't have to cater to anyone.
And if you don't like........you know, you can always go back home.

[Didaicos]

Who cares, Maccas is just reprocessed cardboard anyway.
I've never understood the attraction of it....

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

[David]

good point Frankiboy

Anyway, one of the best things about Australia is that we are accepting of all religions bar scientology

Part of the Islamic religion (and a number of others as well) is that they can't eat a certain kind of meat. Now, I'm not saying that McDonald's or anyone else should be forced to provide that kind of meat for them, but if they do, good on them. And, as Frankiboy said, the decision was only made so that the company could make more money, supply/demand, and all that.

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

Tess, I agree with you in principle but would it really make a difference to your eating experience if the meat was slaughtered and blessed rather than stunned then killed and unblessed? And BTW what exactly is a 'normal' Australian?

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

You sure the bacon wasn't unavailable due to it being out of stock? I actually lived around the corner from there for about a year up until 6 months ago and I don't recall ever seeing such a sign. Is it just recently?

[HAL]

The window the first time he or she saw it is where it's at.

[member34258]

I oppose the halal meat purely on the grounds of animal suffering. Because of this I think Maccas have a duty to inform customers at these outlets that the barbaric slaughter practise has been used in the preparation of the food. A small sign, such as Tess describes, is insufficient.
We all have a right to make choices. But we all have a right to be fully informed about these choices.

[joffa corfe]

Good on maccas

Halal isnt a different meat ....the animal faces mecca and is blessed under the name of allah...i hope i got the proceedure right i think im spot on someone please let me know.

Do i detect a smidge of muslim bashing with those who are opposed to halal meat...if thats the case and if im right shame on the bloody lot of you...i live in the midst of a muslim suberb...they are wonderful and truly friendly people and generally dont deserve the crap they cop from uneducated trailer park trash white australians...who believe it or not still think we live in the early 1950's with our very much then disgusting white Australia policy.

Macdonalds introduce halal meat to accomodate their religous beliefs how fantastic is that...our multicultural society is working the way it should and this country is far better for it!

[maggies_4_eva]

[TurkishPie]