Liberia immigrants charged with smuggling food used in religious practices

Defense papers also argue that the U.S. demand for the meat involved in the Manneh case — from Africa’s green monkey population — is “too small to have any significance for conservation.”

Manneh, 39, testified last year that before arriving in the United States more than 25 years ago, monkey meat was critical to her religious upbringing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21953654/

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interesting story a lot more there just a couple highlights

wondering if you think it should be illegal to use monkey meat

as a food source for human consumption

i know the smuggling is illegal and that is not
the basis for this thread

and obviously she is here legally

so what do you think about the monkey meat for eats

Comming to America some things must be sacrificed you know? The positives should outweight the negatives, this applies even in realationships. This womean should have known about the issue and made a decission based on it. Sounds like she made one, no one forced her to adventure into the U.S.A am i wrong?

What people eat within their own culture is their business is what I think about the topic, and prefer not to judge them..

I don't have to like it, but I am not considering eating any animal in the near future...so monkey isn't on the menu..

why do you think that she not be permitted to have monkey meat

if you can have cow why can't she have monkey

what is the difference

killing of an animal for food

they are both animals right

Permitted is one thing... Comming into a country which does not permit it and then trying to be allowed to eat it is another...I disagree

Jess are you taking my advice?

but on what basis is it not permitted

and why is that basis considered right

does that mean if you go to a country where

cow is illegal and you are caught with a burger

you should go to jail for 5 years and be deported

monkey meat.....for some reason I remember my uncle saying they eat monkey in India...

It could be due to desease or what not. Usually there is supplier in country or the means to grow your own.

It all comes down to the FDA does it not???

I remember years ago going across the border to buy fat free milk, and fat free cheese. At the time, the canadian FDA considered it unsafe for consumption here...I still went there to buy it though!

Take note though that the fat free milk I would buy would keep for almost 2 months in the fridge.....I wonder what they put in there now?

so if it is inspected it should be ok

after all beef has a possibility of mad cow disease

then it should be illegal as well should it not

Respect the laws of the land by all means. Dont except to come to another country trying to change policy you know? Granted maybe making "monkey meat" illegal is rather harsh, but whats more harsh to me is she disregarded her religious beliefs to live in such a country, dont question her intentions, question her faith.....

this thread is about why should one meat be outlawed

and other meat not be

and it is not about her

either killing for food is wrong

or it is not wrong

why can 1 animal be sacrificed while others are safe

because a law says you can not have it

Defiance disorder says 'NO !'

Hmm explain? What is the question then? Or what are you asking me to respond to?

dogs are eaten in china......cats.........yet we keep them as pets here......

corn is fed to only cows in certain countries......yet humans eat it here....

Lol i can take a hint

Gypsy- Socitial standars, i agree, if you dislike what one country practices, i suggest staying out of that country... simple. America is sadly not for everyone

well I guess if we should abide by the laws of our "country" then we should omit pizza, calzones, greek food, chinese food, etc.......how about we just eat ummmmmm whatever is indingenous to our country????

Uh oh!!! No mangoes for you!!!