A father-of-two who plastered stickers which said 'Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism' on supermarket chicken has insisted he is an animal rights activist and not racist. Liam Edwards, 29, walked into a Sainsbury's store in Salford, Greater Manchester, with the #BanHalal stickers and stuck them on numerous packets of meat in the chilled goods aisle. He was stopped by security and, after police were called, officers searched his home and found cannabis and a letter addressed from the Beer and Bacon Company of Great Britain which made reference to an 'anti-Jihadi frog'. Scroll down for video. Liam Edwards, 29 (pictured outside court, right), walked into a Sainsbury's store in Salford, Greater Manchester, and plastered the #BanHalal stickers on numerous packets of meat in the chilled goods aisle. The sticker which Edwards plastered on the supermarket chicken said: 'Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism.' However, he has insisted he is an animal rights activist and that the incident was not racially-aggravated. Manchester Magistrates' Court heard how there was also reference that he had browsed patriotsagainstIslam.co.uk on his home computer. Edwards, of Salford, admitted criminal damage in relation to the supermarket incident on February 18 and possession of cannabis. However, he denied that he was 'racially motivated' when he carried out the attack on the supermarket chicken and will face trial in July over the charge. It emerged that £16.50 worth of chicken had to be destroyed as a result of his actions. At the court hearing today, it was said that he was simply drawing attention to the 'inhumane' halal methods of animal slaughter, which involves slitting the animal's throat to allow the blood to drain out. Holly Holden, prosecuting, said: 'The defendant has gone to the supermarket and placed stickers on packets of chicken saying 'halal is barbaric and funds terrorism'. The chicken had to be destroyed because the stickers could not be removed. 'He says he wished to draw attention to the inhumane halal methods of animal slaughter and that was his motivation rather than racial prejudice. 'The point about animal cruelty could be expressed in a different way without the suggestion that halal and terrorism are linked.' Edwards (pictured outside Manchester Magistrates' Court today) admitted criminal damage in relation to the supermarket incident but denied that he was 'racially motivated'. He also admitted possession of cannabis. Edwards plastered the stickers on meat, signs in the chilled goods aisle and even on supermarket trollies. Manchester Magistrates' Court was told that Edwards was simply drawing attention to the 'inhumane' halal methods of animal slaughter, which involves slitting the animal's throat to allow the blood to drain out. Mike Cahill, defending, said Edwards was protesting against halal slaughter and the reference to terrorism in the stickers referred neither to race nor religion. He said: 'He uses the word terrorism but that can't denote race or indeed religion.' Bailing him until a further hearing on July 23, District Judge James Hatton added: 'You have pleaded guilty to some matters but not guilty to the racially-aggravated criminal damage. There will have to be a trial.' Judge Hatton told Edwards that the conditions of his bail including not going near the Sainsbury's supermarket in Salford. Halal involves cutting through arteries in the neck. HALAL. Halal slaughtering involves cutting through the large arteries in the neck with one swipe of a blade, while a Muslim butcher recites a religious verse. All blood is then drained away since the consumption of blood is forbidden under Islamic law. Under Islamic law, an animal must be slaughtered by having its throat cut while it is conscious. NON-HALAL. In comparison, the non-halal method involves taking animals to an abattoir where they are stunned before being killed. It means the animal is unconscious when it is killed and has an instantaneous death, as opposed to enduring what animal rights activists claim is drawn-out pain and suffering. Once the animal has been killed at the abattoir, it is removed and taken to be hung and butchered. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
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Liam Edwards, 29, plastered #BanHalal stickers on chicken in Sainsbury's.
Round red and white stickers said: 'Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism'
Police later found cannabis at his home and letter referencing 'anti-Jihadi'
Edwards admitted criminal damage over chicken and possession of drug.
But denies that he was 'racially motivated' when he put stickers on meat.
Father will now face trial for racially-aggravated criminal damage in July.
En tvåbarnsfar som har satt klistermärken som säger ”Halal är barbarisk och finansierar terrorism” på snabbköpskyckling har insisterat på att han är en djurrättsaktivist och inte rasist. Liam Edwards, 29 år, gick in i en Sainsbury affär i Salford, Greater Manchester, med #BanHalal klistermärken och stack dem på många paket kött i den kylda godsgången. Han stoppades av säkerheten och efter att polisen hade ringt sökte officerare igenom hans hem och hittade cannabis och ett brev adresserat från Beer and Bacon Company of Great Britain som hänvisade till en "anti-Jihadi groda". Scrolla ner för video. Liam Edwards, 29 (bilden utanför domstolen, höger), gick in i en Sainsbury affär i Salford, Greater Manchester, och putsade #BanHal klistermärken på många paket kött i den kylda godsgången. Det klistermärke som Edwards plåstrade om på snabbköpshönan sade: ?Halal är barbariskt och finansierar terrorism?. Han har dock insisterat på att han är djurrättsaktivist och att händelsen inte var rasförvärrad. Manchester Magistrates' Court hörde hur det också fanns hänvisning till att han hade bläddrat patrioter mot Islam.co.uk på sin hemdator. Edwards, av Salford, erkände att han hade gjort sig skyldig till brottslig skada i samband med stormarknadsincidenten den 18 februari och innehav av cannabis. Han förnekade dock att han var "rasistiskt motiverad" när han genomförde attacken mot snabbköpskycklingen och kommer att ställas inför rätta i juli över anklagelsen. Det framkom att hönan för 16,50 pund måste förstöras till följd av hans handlingar. Vid domstolsförhandlingen i dag sades det att han helt enkelt riktade uppmärksamheten på de ”inhumana” halala metoderna för slakt av djur, vilket innebär att man skär halsen av djuret för att låta blodet rinna ut. Holly Holden, åklagare, sade: ”Den åtalade har gått till snabbköpet och placerat klistermärken på paket med kyckling som säger ”halal är barbarisk och finansierar terrorism”. Kycklingen fick förstöras eftersom klistermärkena inte kunde tas bort. "Han säger att han ville fästa uppmärksamheten på de omänskliga halala metoderna för slakt av djur och det var hans motivation snarare än rasfördomar. "Syftet med djurplågeri skulle kunna uttryckas på ett annat sätt utan att antyda att halal och terrorism hänger ihop." Edwards (bildad utanför Manchester Magistrates domstol i dag) medgav att han lidit skada i samband med snabbköpsincidenten men förnekade att han var "rasistiskt motiverad". Han erkände också innehav av cannabis. Edwards putsade klistermärkena på kött, skyltar i den kylda godsgången och även på snabbköpstrollies. Domstolen i Manchester fick veta att Edwards helt enkelt riktade uppmärksamheten på de ”inhumana” halala metoderna för slakt av djur, vilket innebär att man skär halsen av djuret för att låta blodet rinna ut. Mike Cahill, försvarare, sade Edwards protesterade mot halal slakt och hänvisningen till terrorism i klistermärkena syftade varken på ras eller religion. Han sade: "Han använder ordet terrorism, men det kan inte beteckna ras eller religion." Bailing honom fram till ytterligare ett förhör den 23 juli, Distriktsdomaren James Hatton tillade: "Ni har erkänt er skyldiga till vissa saker men inte skyldig till den rasförvärrade brottsliga skadan. Det kommer att bli en rättegång." Domare Hatton berättade för Edwards att villkoren för hans borgen inklusive att inte gå nära Sainsburys stormarknad i Salford. Halal innebär att skära igenom artärer i nacken. HALAL. Halalslakt innebär att skära igenom de stora artärer i halsen med ett svep av ett blad, medan en muslimsk slaktare reciterar en religiös vers. Allt blod dräneras sedan bort eftersom förtäring av blod är förbjudet enligt islamisk lag. Enligt islamisk lag måste ett djur slaktas genom att få halsen avskuren medan det är vid medvetande. ICKE-HALAL. I jämförelse innebär den icke-halala metoden att djur förs till ett slakteri där de bedövas innan de avlivas. Det betyder att djuret är medvetslöst när det dödas och har en omedelbar död, i motsats till att uthärda vad djurrättsaktivister hävdar är utdragen smärta och lidande. När djuret väl har dödats vid slakteriet avlägsnas det och tas för att hängas upp och slaktas. Tyvärr accepterar vi för närvarande inte kommentarer till den här artikeln. Sammanfatta höjdpunkterna i den här artikeln.
A two-child father who has put stickers saying ‘Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism’ on supermarket chicken has insisted that he is an animal rights activist and not a racist. Liam Edwards, aged 29, entered a Sainsbury store in Salford, Greater Manchester, with #BanHalal stickers and stuck them on many packets of meat in the chilled goods lane. He was stopped by security and after police had called, officers searched his home and found cannabis and a letter addressed from the Beer and Bacon Company of Great Britain referring to an "anti-Jihadi frog". Scroll down for video. Liam Edwards, 29 (pictured outside the court, right), entered a Sainsbury store in Salford, Greater Manchester, and plastered #BanHal stickers on many packets of meat in the chilled goods lane. The sticker that Edwards patched up on the supermarket chicken said: 'Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism'. However, he has insisted that he is an animal rights activist and that the incident was not racially aggravated. The Manchester Magistrates' Court heard how there was also reference to him having flipped patriots towards Islam.co.uk on his home computer. Edwards, of Salford, admitted to having been guilty of criminal harm in connection with the supermarket incident on February 18 and possession of cannabis. However, he denied that he was "racistically motivated" when he carried out the attack on the supermarket chicken and will be tried in July over the charge. It appeared that the £16.50 chicken had to be destroyed as a result of his actions. At the court hearing today, it was said that he simply drew attention to the ‘inhuman’ halal methods of slaughtering animals, which means cutting the animal’s throat to allow the blood to flow out. Holly Holden, prosecutor, said: 'The defendant has gone to the supermarket and placed stickers on packages of chicken saying 'halal is barbaric and funds terrorism'. The chicken had to be destroyed because the stickers could not be removed. "He says he wanted to draw attention to the inhuman halal methods of slaughtering animals and that was his motivation rather than racial prejudice. "The purpose of animal cruelty could be expressed in a different way without implying that halal and terrorism are connected." Edwards (formed outside the Manchester Magistrates court today) admitted that he suffered damage in connection with the supermarket incident but denied that he was "racistically motivated". He also admitted possession of cannabis. Edwards plastered the stickers on meat, signs in the chilled goods lane and also on supermarket trollies. The Manchester court learned that Edwards simply drew attention to the ‘inhuman’ halal methods of slaughtering animals, which means cutting the animal’s throat to allow the blood to flow out. Mike Cahill, defender, said Edwards protested against halal slaughter and the reference to terrorism in the stickers referred neither to race nor to religion. He said, "He uses the word terrorism, but it cannot signify race or religion." Bailing him until another hearing on July 23, District Judge James Hatton added: "You have pleaded guilty to certain things but not guilty to the racially aggravated criminal injury. There's going to be a trial." Judge Hatton told Edwards that the terms of his bail including not going near Sainsbury supermarket in Salford. Halal involves cutting through arteries in the neck. HALAL. Halal slaughter involves cutting through the large arteries in the throat with a sweep of a leaf, while a Muslim butcher recites a religious verse. All blood is then drained away because the consumption of blood is prohibited by Islamic law. According to Islamic law, an animal must be slaughtered by having its throat cut while conscious. NON-HALAL. In comparison, the non-halal method means that animals are taken to a slaughterhouse where they are stunned before being killed. This means that the animal is unconscious when it is killed and has an immediate death, as opposed to enduring what animal rights activists claim is prolonged pain and suffering. Once killed at the slaughterhouse, the animal is removed and taken to be hanged and slaughtered. Unfortunately, we do not currently accept comments on this article. Summarize the highlights of this article.
Liam Edwards, 29 år. BanHalal-dekaler på kyckling i Sainsbury's. Runda röda och vita klistermärken sade: "Hal är barbarisk och finansierar terrorism" Polisen hittade senare cannabis hemma hos honom och brev som refererar till "anti-Jihadi" Edwards erkände brottslig skada över kyckling och innehav av narkotika. Men förnekar att han var "rasligt motiverad" när han satte klistermärken på kött. Far kommer nu att ställas inför rätta för rasförvärrad brottsskada i juli.
Liam Edwards, 29 years old, BanHalal decals on chicken in Sainsbury's. Round red and white stickers said: "Hal is barbaric and funds terrorism" Police later found cannabis at his house and letters referring to "anti-Jihadi" Edwards admitted criminal harm over chicken and possession of drugs. But denies that he was "racially motivated" when he put stickers on meat. Father will now be tried for racially aggravated crime injury in July.