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Halal butcher slaughterhouse wins approval in Alexandria despite opposition
Virginia Politics
Halal butcher slaughterhouse wins approval in Alexandria despite opposition
By Patricia Sullivan
March 27 at 6:00 AM
A retail halal butcher shop that slaughters chickens on site will be allowed to open in a small industrial area of Alexandria, a divided City Council decided Tuesday night, despite pressure from nearby business owners and their patrons.
The council voted 5-2 to approve a special use permit for D.C. Live Poultry Market, at 3223 Colvin St., just off Duke Street, on a block that houses three dog day-care or training facilities, as well as the city’s hazardous waste recycling center, a construction company, an auto repair shop and landscaping business. No residences are nearby.
Neighboring businesses, led by a handful of pet day-care owners, objected vociferously to the arrival of the market, owned by Abdulsalem Mused and his family, which plans to slaughter and sell an estimated 100 to 200 chickens a day, up to an estimated 500 on holidays. Opponents inundated the all-Democratic council with more than 200 emails and calls, even after a March 16 public hearing where they predicted noise, smell, traffic and parking troubles.
The shorthanded council, intimidated by the objections at that time, took the unusual step of delaying a vote for 10 days. Canek Aguirre, who was at a college friend’s wedding, and John Taylor Chapman, who was at his own wedding, returned Tuesday to provide the votes needed to pass the permit, along with Mayor Justin Wilson and member Mo Seifeldein. ... “I feel like there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Aguirre, one of four members in his first term on the council. He said he respected the opinions of vegetarians, animal rights activists and others horrified by animals’ deaths, but “we do have to live within the reality of our society that we do consume meat and meat products.”
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Patricia Sullivan covers government, politics and other regional issues in Arlington County and Alexandria. She worked in Illinois, Florida, Montana and California before joining The Post in November 2001. Follow https://twitter.com/psullivan1
Halal butcher slaughterhouse wins approval in Alexandria despite opposition
By Patricia Sullivan
March 27 at 6:00 AM
A retail halal butcher shop that slaughters chickens on site will be allowed to open in a small industrial area of Alexandria, a divided City Council decided Tuesday night, despite pressure from nearby business owners and their patrons.
The council voted 5-2 to approve a special use permit for D.C. Live Poultry Market, at 3223 Colvin St., just off Duke Street, on a block that houses three dog day-care or training facilities, as well as the city’s hazardous waste recycling center, a construction company, an auto repair shop and landscaping business. No residences are nearby.
Neighboring businesses, led by a handful of pet day-care owners, objected vociferously to the arrival of the market, owned by Abdulsalem Mused and his family, which plans to slaughter and sell an estimated 100 to 200 chickens a day, up to an estimated 500 on holidays. Opponents inundated the all-Democratic council with more than 200 emails and calls, even after a March 16 public hearing where they predicted noise, smell, traffic and parking troubles.
The shorthanded council, intimidated by the objections at that time, took the unusual step of delaying a vote for 10 days. Canek Aguirre, who was at a college friend’s wedding, and John Taylor Chapman, who was at his own wedding, returned Tuesday to provide the votes needed to pass the permit, along with Mayor Justin Wilson and member Mo Seifeldein. ... “I feel like there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Aguirre, one of four members in his first term on the council. He said he respected the opinions of vegetarians, animal rights activists and others horrified by animals’ deaths, but “we do have to live within the reality of our society that we do consume meat and meat products.”
....
Patricia Sullivan covers government, politics and other regional issues in Arlington County and Alexandria. She worked in Illinois, Florida, Montana and California before joining The Post in November 2001. Follow https://twitter.com/psullivan1
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