The three sheep were killed and skinned shortly before noon on Saturday July 9, 2022, in the Tour-Chabot neighbourhood of Niort during a ritual Muslim slaughter for the Aïd el-Kébir festival. The two alleged “butchers” are summoned to the police station.
On Rue George-Méliès in Niort, at 11.15am on Saturday July 9, 2022, police broke up a gathering of a dozen people who were present at the slaughter of sheep for the Muslim religious festival Aïd el-Kébir, which takes place from July 8 to 12.
Three animals were killed and skinned, police revealed, and a fourth animal was about to suffer the same fate when the intervention took place. Two men carrying knives and suspected of slaughtering the animals were summoned to the police station.
Eid el-Kebir is an important religious holiday for Muslims. Every year, 100,000 sheep are slaughtered in France. La Nouvelle République
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress
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