They are inconsistent because they only outlaw religious reasons for animals to be killed |
ï Santería animal sacrifice was explicitly
forbidden. Yet many other causes of animal deaths that
were much more cruel were left unchallenged:
ï rats could be poisoned in back yards and left slowly to die, ï racing grayhound dogs could chase rabbits, often frightening the rabbits to death, ï animals could be massacred in slaughterhouses. |
The ordinances only require the "sanitary" disposal of sacrificed animal products |
Similarly, although Santería was cited for threatening
public health, many other alleged threats were not challenged:
ï for example, normal meat products could be disposed of in garbage cans, but the disposal of sacrificed animal remains in grabage cans was made illegal because it was said to be hazardous. |