Chicken slaughter in a Kaparot ceremony in Jerusalem.
In the traditional Kaporos (also spelled, "", "Kaparot Kapores" or "Kapparot") a live chickens around the head of a participant is waved ceremony, and then the chicken is sex. The chicken is sometimes also given to the poor to be eaten.However, in a modern version of the ceremony, a bag of money is used in place of a live animal can be carried out Kaparot. between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
The Alliance End chicken if Kaporos is "an Association of groups and individuals who want to be replaced by the use of chickens in Kaporos ceremonies with money.or other non-animal symbols of the verzoeningHet Alliance has not necessarily Kaporos, only the cruel and unnecessary use of chickens in the ceremony.
While no one is alleging that the practice is illegal, questions on a voluntary basis animal advocates Jewish leaders on how to stop the use of live chickens and performing the ceremony with a bag of money instead.
Peter Max, the artist who first became famous in the 1960s for its colorful psychadelic pop art, and his wife Mary are hosting a fundraiser for the campaign in the Peter Max Studio in New York City on Thursday, September 30, 2010. for more information about the fundraiser and the campaign against chicken if Kaparos, click here.
Also, click here to see my earlier discussion about animal sacrifice freedom and religion, including Gary Francione take on the issue.
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