What would PETA say?

JEDDAH, 22 December 2003 — Pilgrims at this year’s Haj will slaughter as many as 700,000 heads of sheep and several thousand heads of camels and cows, with much of the sacrificial meat then distributed among the poor.

The animals will be sacrificed under a special project initiated by the Kingdom two decades ago. Known as Saudi Arabia’s Sacrificial Meat Utilization Project, it is designed to make use of the meat by distributing it to the poor and needy in the Kingdom and abroad.

Around two million Muslims from all over the world, half of them from Saudi Arabia, are expected to perform the annual pilgrimage this time.

MMM, Camel.