Granted, the term sounds archaic; but the Torah is the first systematic legislation that forbids cruelty to animals and mandates that they be treated with consideration and respect. Those who argue that ritual slaughter is “foreign” to Polish culture not only know nothing about their country’s history; they also exploit and reinforce anti-Semitic sentiment.
最近几个月中，波兰政客开始关注起“祭祀屠宰”来。乍一看，这个词是那么古老；但摩西五经乃是第一部禁止虐待动物、规定必须关心和尊重动物的系统性立法。认为祭祀屠宰对波兰文化来说是“舶来品”的人不但对波兰历史无知，也是在利用和强化反犹情绪。