A Brooklyn man said the ASPCA all but forced him to stop the controversial tradition at his feather-strewn business yesterday. “[The ASPCA workers] were ready to call the Health Department,” said the man, who runs the seasonal “Satmar Kapparos Center” out of a parking lot at 12th Avenue and 48th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn.”They asked me what I was feeding [the birds]. I said challah and water,” said the man, who refused to reveal his name. “They said, ‘No, you have to feed them grain.’ ”
An ASPCA rep said the agency “visited the center . . . to investigate a cruelty complaint and found no violation of . . . laws. The man decided to remove the chickens on his own.”
{NY Post/Matzav.com}
They asked me what I was feeding [the birds]. I said challah and water, said the man, who refused to reveal his name. They said, No, you have to feed them grain.
Why? So they can be nice and healthy? Guess what, Newkirkians – these chickens are being slaughtered pretty darn soon!
Do it right – or don’t do it at all. We’re on ‘their’ turf – it’s their Medinah – gotta follow their rules!