Same here Greg. I wasn't singling out Islam as the sole religion with dubious practices. But in a discussion about halal meat, one is bound to concentrate on Muslim/Jewish food laws.

Many years ago I was chosen to take charge of a group of Egyptian teachers visiting the UK for a few weeks. They were worried about halal food, and in those days, Norfolk didn't have any specialist shops for this. But amazingly, I learned they'd found a Norfolk farmer willing to let them have a sheep to slaughter (illegally) under halal rules on his farm. (like robomatic's farmer in Alaska) I wasn't happy, but my Headmaster advised me not to do anything. They soon returned to their country. But it certainly made me think...