Ritual Animal Slaughter Planned for World Cup

they have already said those annoying, loud and crazy assed horns will be allowed because of the local custom.

Considering all the things that countries do to get things like the Olympics and such, How far are people willing to accept another countries traditions and rituals?

It shouldn´t matter. In the United States we are being forced against our will to accept every other culture or idea. I don´t see a problem with sacrificing animals because in those countries they tend to consume every piece of the animal and therefore not let it go to waste. Its when they let it go to waste (and I am not talking about consuming everything like intestines or feet or such) that I tend to have an issue with it.

Kirsty Alley should definitely stay away.

Who´s forcing you to accept anything? And what would you rather not accept?

Sacrificing means that they DON´T eat it. Otherwise there would be nothing special about it.

Actually many cultures do consume the meat after wards. Here is a really quick example: Islam still sacrifices their animals to help the poor. You can even find websites that will allow Muslims to pay to have their sacrifices done for them (mainly because of where they live, etc). http://en.wikipedia.org/
The reason we don´t hear about these sacrifices is because they don´t seem as scary or wrong as when they just waste the meat away. On top of that, many cultures won´t just waste meat because they don´t have enough to survive (which I realise is an act of selfishness if they give it up... like fasting)

@Ben, oh come on! No matter what, from all sides of the fields, we are being bombarded by "BELIEVE ONLY THIS!". Whether you are gay or straight, whether you are religious or not, whether you are in agreement with one side of politics or the other, etc... I can go on and on. A bunch of the biggest issues right now plaguing the United States seem childish on both sides. Gays getting married (which I believe should be ´allowed´), abortion (which I am still against but at the same time I am for, I haven´t made up my mind but I am leaning towards for), etc. Either way, you are being bombarded by opposing sides, being pulled this way and that, and demanded you believe in what they want you to believe.

I suppose I wrote my paragraph wrong, I suppose I should have written something along the lines of "where you are demanded to believe in...". But either way, why, if I am constantly being bombarded by pointless (its important, but why is it still going on and not resolved?, that kind of pointless) issues that should have already been taken care of (gays able to marry) should I be surprised or upset about a sacrifice of a cow?

I will admit I wouldn´t mind it much if the animals they slaughter for rituals were not wasted. Like my opinion would matter anyway. I also know that these rituals are take very serious in many cultures and the reason I made my comment is because I was thinking about how different animals mean different things to certain people. Like if a cow or pig was used would that prevent people from showing up, even if it meant you would never make the Olympics again?

I also understand what you are saying about we are expected (I like that better than forced, thats just me) to accept and adapt to other peoples traditions and culture why many of ours are ignored or refused to be acceptable anymore.

Ben- There are many things that some Americans do not like to accept and end up having no choice because it would be offensive to say that, or racist if you mumble that. Perfect example would be the man who owned the diner out east. He put that sign up that said english speaking customers only and holy hell erupted. He even had to deal with death threats from some people because he made a rule for his business. People accused him of being racist against Mexicans because he didn´t want to serve people who couldn´t tell him what they wanted in his language. His business, in fact his father´s before that who immigrated and learned english instead of demanding everyone learn Italian. Can you imagine ANYONE demanding citizens to learn a different language in the 40s,50s or 60s? Now people are being told to accept that they need to learn a second language and can´t even graduate unless they do. What language is offered more than any other one? Spanish. Some schools don´t offer anything other than Spanish. If you bitch about it you are racist, you need assimilate now and not the other way around.

What do expect from a continent where they still burn people for witchcraft and sacrifice animals among other glorious things.

I don´t think many Hindus will attend that event, since they consider hamburgers to be sacred!

How about you actually do something for Africa for a change: "Let´s pretend this is the 21st Century and stop perpetuating stupid sh1t to your people."

wow peta gonna b mad wonder what there going 2 do? "dont sacrafice that animal it deserves a life to!"

note: not sure if its peta or peda