Many Turks sacrifice animals during that holiday. You can also sacrifice an= imals, for a wish, etc. =0ATo Indians it's barbaric for Turks, Americans, e= tc. to eat beef. To Turks, Israelis, it's horrible to eat=0Apork. To Thai i= t's ok to eat dog. =0A=0AThe thing that makes this THY incidence cruel is t= he fact that it was done in the name of an airline; =0Atarnished the image = of if by pictures of maintenance director showing the head of the animal, i= t was done on the tarmac=0Awith no permission from any authorities, which w= ouldn't let them anyway.. =0A=0ATHY is a fine airline, I'd rate them higher= than most US and European airlines in terms of the service level, but=0Ath= is kind of a publicity tarnished the image of an airline that is about to j= oin Star Alliance =0A=0ABaha Acuner=0Awww.AcuWings.com=0A=0A=0A----- Origin= al Message ----=0AFrom: Gerard M Foley <gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>=0ATo: AIRLI= NE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=0ASent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:18:06 PM=0ASubj= ect: Re: God Be Prasied=0A=0AAirlines workers sacrifice camel at airport=0A= Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:41am ET=0A=0A<snip>=0AMany Turks slaughter animals, usua= lly sheep or cattle, in an annual =0AMuslim festival called the Festival of= the Sacrifice, which falls in =0Aearly January.=0A=0AMany American meat pa= ckers slaughter animals, usually sheep or cattle, =0Aeach day and the piece= s of meat are consumed in American households.=0A=0AGerry=0Ahttp://www.pbas= e.com/gfoley9999/=0Ahttp://www.wilowud.net/=0Ahttp://home.columbus.rr.com/g= foley=0Ahttp://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html= =0Ahttp://foley.foleypages.net/~gerry/ =0A=0A=0A