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9 years ago
Chicken Saved From Cruel Kaporos Ritual Finds a Safe Haven
Every year, 60,000 baby chickens are tortured and killed along the bustling streets of New York City during Kaporos, a Jewish ritual, according to organization End Chickens as Kaporos. The young chickens, around five-weeks-old, are stacked in transport crates on city streets, sometimes for days leading up the ritual, without any food, water, or protection from the weather. For the ritual, the chickens are yanked from the crates and swung by their wings while practitioners chant to transfer their sins symbolically to their birds. The birds are then slaughtered, many left abandoned on the city streets while still alive.
Thankfully, compassionate people have been speaking out against the cruelty of the ritual, urging practitioners to use money instead of chickens. For chickens who fell out of the crate or were otherwise spared the horror of the ritual, there are many farm animal sanctuaries who give these innocent chickens refuge. For instance, Woodstock Farm Sanctuary recently took in one of the victims of the Kaporos ritual, a young chicken named Rebecca.
Rebecca was born at a hatchery, where she was originally destined to be slaughtered at six-weeks, but was instead bought to be used in the Kaporos ritual.
Now, Rebecca will live out her days in peace at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, where she will become an ambassador for the thousands of other chickens who weren’t so lucky.
We are so thankful Rebecca is now safe and will be able to live out her life in peace! Chickens are intelligent, social, can communicate with more than 30 different calls, and they’re great cuddle partners. Chickens are amazing mothers and take care of their babies long before they have hatched. It has been found that they “talk” and “purr” to the eggs during incubation. When the chicks hatch, hens are even more loving. They defend their babies from predators, show empathy for their chicks and teach their young everything they need to know.
To learn more about this remarkable rescue and how you can help Rebecca and her chicken’s friends, visit Woodstock Farm Sanctuary’s website.
Lead image source: Woodstock Farm Sanctuary/Facebook
The following is a list of animals in addition to the traditionally sacrificed as an expression of Joy during the Christmas season:
Alligator, Antelope, Black Bear, Buffalo, Cervena (farm-raised, free range venison), Elk, Frog legs, Kangaroo, Python, Rabbit, Rattlesnake, Venison, Wild Boar…A great specialty is suckling pig, where infant pigs weighing 20 pounds are slaughtered for the occasion (see appendix A):
"$8.99 per pound for suckling pigs. 7.99 for larger pigs. This item is store pickup only. Sustainably raised in Massachusetts and Vermont. All whole pigs are supplied raw and fully dressed. We will try to get to your requested weight, but this is not guaranteed. Please allow one full week for your order to be fulfilled. Savenor\’s will call with a confirmation of your order. Standard ovens usually fit 20 pounds and under, please order accordingly. Please call butchers directly to order. Boston 617-723-6328 or Cambridge 617-576-6328." https://www.savenorsmarket.com/web/butchery/game-specialty/
How much joy is their in killing a defenseless, innocent piglet? For those steeped in the violence of dominion, apparently there is much joy.
An animal activist tired of the cruelty of sacrifice in the christian tradition noted:
“A note to all happy families gathering around tables with a centerpiece of a murdered innocent – enjoy.
Apparently God thought no more of his "only begotten son" than a piece of meat – for, after all, he had his only son tortured and crucified because he was pissed at Adam and Eve and some of their offspring – so – Jesus is now heroically called "the lamb of god" and that\’s ok with most Christians. Kill the human "lamb of god," then eat the human "lamb of god" at communion time while crossing yourself, and then to celebrate Easter, go take a living, breathing, real baby lamb and eat that, too. Good killing and Good Eating.
P.S. If no baby lambs are available at your local market, and your neighbor farmer won\’t sell you a baby lamb, a pig will do.” – name with held
No matter that you call it a sumptuous feast, sacrifice by any other name is still just plain old sacrifice.