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Federal Judge Saves Yom Kippur From Litigious Vegans

October 12, 2016

ASHDOD - SEPTEMBER 15 :An ultra orthodox child watch his  father waves a chicken over himself during the "Kaparot" ceremony held on September 15 2010 in Ashdod Israel.

A federal judge this week lifted a ban on a traditional method of slaughtering chickens just minutes before the beginning of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. United Poultry Concerns, an animal rights group, filed a lawsuit on Sept. 28 against Chabad of Irvine and Rabbi Alter Tenenbaum, claiming that slaughtering chickens as the ritual demands violates animal cruelty laws. The group successfully sought a ban on the practice, but after presiding over a nearly two-hour conference call with attorneys, U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. issued an order Oct. 11 lifting the ban. “This 1,100-year-old practice is protected by the First Amendment,” Hiram Sasser, a lawyer with First Liberty Institute, told the Los Angeles Times. “So, the temporary restraining order should never have been issued by the judge.” However, the judge will allow the lawsuit to move forward. UPC claims Chabad of Irvine provides chickens for the ritual purely as a way to make money.

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