County Approves Facility For Eid-al-Adha Slaughter

The Raleigh (NC) Herald reports that Johnston (NC) County Commissioners last week quietly approved construction of a slaughter house by Eddie and Kenneth Rowe. The facility will be used by Muslims for slaughtering lambs for Eid-al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice). State agriculture officials say that the Rowes had previously been operating a "clandestine" slaughter facility, which was closed down by authorities in 2007. (See prior posting.) The Rowes are now seeking state grants to help defray the cost of building the slaughter house.