Of pig farms, religion, and the people who are ignorant and stupid....

Posted by: Ahmad Hafidz Baharom

Sometimes I wish we could just look at all of us and say "Can't we all just get along?".

Then I go about and read about how people are protesting pig farms and think that ignorant and stupid people like these don't deserve such treatment.

One such objection to the pig farming project was that it was smelly. Obviously, this individual has never been on the receiving end of a chicken farm, or a cattle farm which are equally stenched up.

Then there was that banner on the news. "Lembu halal babi haram bodoh". Allow me to be equally subtle.

Muslims in Morocco and Tunisia rear pigs to cope with tourist demands in their country. Look it up.

Now while I don't fully understand just why we are building an estimated RM100 million high tech pig farm in our country when we can simply import the meat, I do have a few questions.

And no, I will not agree with Noh Omar's idea of simply putting the farm on Pulau Ketam since it's a non-Muslim area. What the heck was that about?

This is not so much a religious issue, but more of an issue on logistics and environmental impact.

Quoting Agent Smith from the first Matrix trilogy movie, "it's the smell, if there's such a thing. I can taste your stench"

So obviously waste management is an issue. How will the state government address this?

If logistics is the case, then why on the southern tip of Selangor, bordering Negri Sembilan? Why not closer to central Selangor, which is bordering Kuala Lumpur?

What's Jakim's uptake on using pig manure as fertilizer?

While I do agree with the project being a good thing, perhaps the state government would like to meet with the people of Sepang in a town hall gathering to address their worries.

But personally, I don't see this any more "haram" then the chopping down of Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam, the building of Dato' Zak's mansion without a permit, or even the building of the Lebar Daun Exco housing area.

Don't be hypocrites if you want to look at this in a religious perspective.

Source: http://blog.thestar.com.my