A swift deep cut to an innocent throat
A dedication by a Muslim who
Complete blood drainage
Is supposed to be
Ethical and hygienic
But I as a VEGAN do not agree
A BismillaH recited
Means nothing to me
I feel for the animals
And what I see
Is it’s cruel and it’s absolute
Which is now why
About 80% are pre stunned
They don’t die
Their not dead
But at least
They can be
Woken again
From what is some 20 %
I do not agree
It was never meant
Religious slaughter
It’s shouldn’t take place
And that it’s allowed
Is a blooming disgrace.
All its blood drained
Never pigs or birds of prey
Or from meat eating animals
That’s what they say
No other methods
No contamination
Yet mixed slaughterhouses
Across our nation
Apparently it’s happening
Agonised slaughter
It’s bloody horrible
It’s bloody horrible
Which is why I have been vegan
Over 60 years
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.