Tony Yengeni - back to jail for cruelty to animals??

Question

What do you think about the SPCA wanting to lay charges against Tony Yengeni for killing a bull at his house as a cleansing ceremony.

What about ritual animal killings in general?

Answer 1

To any civilised person (ie Christian and of European ancestry), the practice is barbaric and savage. I think we all know that Tony Yengeni cannot fall into the "civilised" definition so this comes as no surprise.
I think he should be locked up again but why bother, he will be roaming the streets again every weekend of his jail term and be released within 3 days of the commencement of his prison term anyway.

Answer 2

Anyone using their size and power to hurt animals or children is a disgusting person who does not deserve his/her own freedom. There is no legitimate reason for abusing animals or children.

Some nations/tribes were practising cannibalism in the past as part of their culture, yet today it is accepted to be murder everywhere in the world. Culture isn't a legitimate excuse to commit crime.

South Africa has some national laws on animal abuse. If Yengeni doesn't want to abide by the laws of the country, he should hit the road.

Answer 3

Deluded by skill of societal norm - Freakonomics, Meat-politics & non secular stigma. IF all of us be attentive to the certainty : in case you pass in the back of the partitions the marketplace erects to cover the certainty, you will discover the situation worse than you have got imagined. for my area, if maximum city meat eaters have been to pass to an business broiler residing house, to work out how the birds are raised, and ought to work out the birds being ‘harvested’ and then being ‘processed’ in a rooster processing plant, they does no longer be inspired and a few, maybe a lot of them could swear off eating rooster and maybe all meat. non secular BIAS & MEAT-POLITICS : We in simple terms alike the sheep herds. for present day animal agriculture, the fewer the voters and customer knows approximately what’s occurring till now the beef hits the plate, the extra perfect. If authentic, is that this a ethical situation? Why could we in basic terms pass to the zoos, no longer the slaughterhouse? could they be reluctant to let us know what particularly is going on, because of the fact we’re no longer likely happy with it and in contact that it may turn us to vegetarianism?

Answer 4

Stone Age practices which the civilised World gave up 1000's of years ago but masquerading in South Africa in the 21st Century as "culture." There have been a number of papers written by Psychologists over the years showing a link between those who abuse animals and violent crime which may go a long way to explaining the lawessness that pervades that Country.

Answer 5

There are laws in place in South Africa with regards to killing animals.
The S.P.C.A. want to lay charges against Tony Yengeni because he broke those laws.
There is a reason why we have laws, they weren´t just arbitrarily thought of, they came about after decades/centuries of experience with regards to the concerned issues.

If South Africans want to slaughter bulls in their back garden they should have a vote in Parliament on it, but until it is passed it is still against the law.

This is a problem in South Africa, too many people in positions of power believe they are above the law.
This is filtering down to street level and is becoming part of our culture - a lawless nation.

Answer 6

As in any AFRICAN culture, there are certain ceremonies/rituals that should be performed.Often it involves the slaughtering of either a goat, sheep or cow.

I think that Yengeni has a right to follow his own culture, including performing rituals but as long as he doesn't infringe on any person's rights.

I have no problems with animals being slaughtered for cultural ceremonies as these animals were going to end up at the abattoir any way!

Answer 7

It's barbaric. It disgusts me to think that so-called civilized people still cling to superstitions that killing an animal will cleanse you of anything.

Answer 8

people come on!!!
If no one is stopping you from being Christian and stopping you from going t church? I personally do not practice these rituals as my family thinks i should... i'm too sensetive a person to. But who said anything when in the God tested Abrahams faith by asking him to offer up his son, but instead let him slaughter a sheep instead of Isaac (the son) once he'd seen that Abraham would do anything for him? So its right in the Bible when Abraham does it, but for people who practice such... they're suddenly called Barbarians. And its right to give Americans permits to come down here to hunt game as a sport. Its right to go fishing, its fine that the majority of the world isnt made up of vegetarians and that most butchers/ slaghuises are owned by white people, and that farmers , black or white make a living out of their live stock as much as they do out of their crop...? Come on... if your beliefs are so strong, then the entire nation should just turn into vegetarians and stop supporting any food outlet/restaurant/fast food that sells anything with meat in it. From the biggest of business men to the lowest of people slaughter for religious beliefs... not as a sport. They hold significant meaning for us... so if you could put down your beef burger for a second and think of what it was produced from... didnt really fall out the sky hey? We've grown with these things instilled in us for ages, we cant just drop them because someone thinks its barbaric, but not when it comes in a braai pack from checkers. leave us do what we've always done, it works for us, and defines our culture, gives us an identity. 'm no fan of Yengeni, but if they feel this way, they might as well arrest the whole nation and close down every slaghuis in RSA and just ban the whole idea of meat eating... thank you.

Answer 9

ritual killings...

shows you how far we have come in this country. my good old grandmother always used to say,

"No matter which way you dress it, sh!t is still sh!t..."

i think that even if he wears a suit, and drives a merc, he is still an animal, which comes out in his actions...

Answer 10

What, was he cruel to the people in the govt.? lol!