And correctly administered, halal and kosher slaughtering IS quick!

McDonalds dontchaknow!

LOL I lived and worked in the Middle East for several years. Thought it was very cute when I first saw a McDavid's in Israel

Again I can't speak for Halal but yes - with Kosher meats, the first cut HAS to be a swift, clean cut. If the animal makes any sound of pain for example, the meat cannot actually be classified as Kosher.

Remember, it is not just MEAT that is kosher/halal, ALL the foods will be, some will involve animal products............

I take your point "animal lovers". Well, some are. The halal slaughter does need to come under UK law. I am ashamed to be part of the human race at times.

She couldn't Azz , the cleansing routine is more intense than that. The dog shouldn't have been anywhere near her, it's easy enough to do, it's about respect.
I never let mine go to someone unless it's clear the person wants contact. When we had the pups I went out of my way to ensure they couldn't get to people unless I was ok and they were, with contact and that was a hugely important part of their training as well.
Aside from the religion issue , some people do not like dogs, some people are allergic to them. One if my close friends is hugely allergic to dogs and uf a dog touched her she would be really ill. She isn't alone.
I am hugely allergic to cats,I spent the day in a house with 4 of them on Saturday. Despite my antihistamine I ended up wheezy, itchy eyed and sneezing. I didn't touch them and I really wanted to, but if I had done I would have become worse instantly, my skin would end up covered in hives and I would have had to go home. It's that bad. How unfair is it to assume it's okay for a dog to touch someone?

Generally speaking, quite a well put principle.

Not relevant to akitagirl's story though, as that was about a deaf man whom took his assistance dog to a preaarranged meeting with the council regarding his deaf issues, involving councillors whom knew why he was their and presumably that he is accompanied by an assistance dog.

The onus was on this councillor before the meeting to raise her issue and set guildelines for the meeting accordingly.
After all, she is a council official, she should know her employer is full of policies regarding cultural inclusion, health and safety, work place practices, etc, etc.
In other words, she has loads of rights at work and her employer is more than happy to accomodate them.

This story isnt an issue of religious rights at all, its just an issue of an individual whom decided not to make use of her head and mouth, and consequently committed an act of animal cruelty.

Therefore, your principle of people should ask before dogs say hello to strangers is correct, but in this context that is trumped by the principle that people should take responsibility for themselves and speak up.
Neither principle anything to do with religion or culture, they both apply equally to everyone.

talking critically about muslim culture isnt racism either, islam isnt a race.
otherwise i have been a right royal racist the last few threads i made criticising christianity

Well seeing as none of us were there, and seeing as we are ALL making assumptions on who was were and who should not have done what.

My guess is and going by most people who have assistance dogs, they are usually on leads close to their owners , to allow them to do the job they are trained for.

So blaming a disabled man for his dog being kicked by an irate woman, seems a little odd.