Toronto Muzzies Suing U.S. Based Popeyes for Not Supplying Halal Chickens
I’m sorry, but I fail to see where in the U.S. Constitution it says that businesses must cater to specific religions:
Popeyes in fight over Halal chicken
TheStar.com
A group of Muslim restaurant franchisees is fighting fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Chicken in court over the right to sell hand-slaughtered Halal meat for religious reasons.
The battle in Ontario Superior Court comes after the Atlanta-based franchise moved to replace the chicken supply with machine-killed birds in 14 Toronto restaurants. The company says it’s still Halal-certified; the franchisees claim the machine method is against the beliefs of a majority of Muslims.
“If I begin selling machine-slaughtered chicken, I will immediately lose an enormous segment of my customers,” reads the sworn affidavit from Abdul Haffejee, who owns eight Popeyes in the GTA.
Haffejee, who donates Popeyes chicken to mosques and sponsored Muslim Day at Canada’s Wonderland, said between 50 and 80 per cent of his customers are Muslim.
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He took Popeye's word for the "halal" slaughter before - has he talked to Islam's version of a rabbi to find out if the new way of doing business is really "wrong"?
If I don't miss my guess, franchise owners are free to buy supplies from any source that meets the franchise requirements. If "halal" somehow is not in compliance with Popeye's rules - perhaps because some "halal" butchers have filthy shops and are good sources of food poisoning - well, he's screwed.
Note - I don't see where in our Constitution there is any mention of Canadians and their bringing suit in Canada. As far as businesses "catering" to religions (not that Islam is a "religion") - that's a business decision. If these franchises in Toronto generate sufficient income, I'm sure that the parent company would make changes to keep them happy
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