The Ellis County Press: Halal slaughterhouse in violation if built

Halal slaughterhouse in violation if built
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Editor on 12/26/2009 23:57:00


STAFF REPORT
The Ellis County Press
ENNIS - County officials told a Muslim man his intentions to build any portion
of a slaughterhouse on his property on Slama Road in Southern Ellis County would
be illegal due to county commissioners rejecting the proposal Nov. 23.
In a 5-0 vote amid a sea of opposition and an array of Dallas television cameras
last month, commissioners rejected the plans to have an Islamic halal
slaughterhouse capable of handling 10,000.
Opponents cited the lack of quality roads, noise and pollution concerns as their
reasons for having it constructed.
Shamsul Ahmed told KDFW Fox 4 reporter Brandon Todd and Arabic news network
Al-Jazeera, both in attendance at the commissioners meeting, he planned to build
the slaughterhouse to take "custom orders."
Ahmed also told KXAS Channel 5 his plant was not going to be a processing venue,
merely a slaughterhouse for goats, cattle and sheep.