Apparently, the exposure from Mitchell’s experience was negative enough to provoke KFC to take action. Breitbart reports:
“A spokesman said: ‘We have ensured that an alternative non-halal restaurant is nearby to satisfy all of our fans.’
‘The Derby Foresters Park KFC is the only halal restaurant in the area, and the nearest non-halal restaurant is two miles away at the Derby Intu centre.’
Some KFC branches in Britain have been halal-only, to cater for the local Muslim population, since 2009. The store says that its halal stores use meat from animals that are ‘not dead prior to slaughter’, but adds that its poultry is stunned before slaughter due to ‘strict animal welfare standards’.
Breitbart London reported last year how sandwich store Subway had also removed ham and bacon from the menu in 185 branches across the UK in order to comply with halal standards.
The store said in a statement: ‘The growing popularity of the Subway chain with the diverse multicultural population across the UK and Ireland means we have to balance the values of many religious communities with the overall aim of improving the health and welfare standards of animals.'”
Here’s an idea: if people don’t want to eat a certain type of meat, why not just let them order different kinds instead of denying others the opportunity to eat the offending meat? It’s that simple!
Source: Breitbart.com
No bacon….No KFC. ……!