Animal sacrifices close barbershop
A Massachusetts barber is cutting more than hair, say health officials, who closed his shop after finding evidence of ritualistic animal sacrifices.
How to properly sacrifice a chicken.
Boston’s NBC affiliate reports William Camacho purports his religious freedoms have been violated.
Camacho practices Palo Mayombe, a Caribbean religion that has been called “the dark side of Santería.”
Tuesday, two chickens and four roosters, one dead, were removed from the New Bedford shop’s basement.
“Well it’s very insulting to me,” Camacho told the TV station. “’Cause what happens is that — where I come from, it’s very known — and this town, it’s ignorant for them, ‘cause they don’t know what type of religion it is.”
Camacho could face animal cruelty charges. He says the shutdown is costing him $700 per day.
“I’m losing money and I’m waiting for the city to reopen me,” he told WHDH-TV.
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John Doe
August 21st, 2011
2:09 pm
When sacrifice or killing is involved of any kind or type. there is no religion. You just can practice something out of no where and start doing weird stub such as sacrificing animals or humans and called religion. They should be held responsible sometimes you learn the hard way.
John Doe
August 21st, 2011
2:12 pm
it is wrong barber should be held responsible there is no such religion. cults are criminal acts.
susan
August 21st, 2011
3:12 pm
There is no reason to have sacrifices anymore. The Lord Jesus is our sacrifice. Praise God!!!
Mike
August 21st, 2011
4:55 pm
I going to the islands to get my haircuts from now on. All You get in the states is scalped and they still look at you funny if you don’t tip.
jim
August 21st, 2011
8:24 pm
it might be freedom of religon to kill chickens…. but not in a barber shops basement… he should lose his barbers license for this health code violation… I wonder if he shaves people with the same razor that he dispatches chickens with
fostermama
August 21st, 2011
9:04 pm
ChickenFarmer….too Funny!
KDR
August 22nd, 2011
1:58 am
http://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-animal-sacrifice-involved-massachusetts-barbershop-closing/story?id=14334388
Here is a link to the article with details about the situation. He was killing chickens so dead spirits could eat them and not go hungry. OK, that’s sensible; nobody wants hungry spirits hanging around their barber shop. The shop, btw, is called Bad Boyz Cutz. Again, no red flags there. The article says that there were bird feces on the floor, flies everywhere, no running water, and nothing to seal the basement from the customer area. The chickens were being kept in small cages and cardboard boxes. Still not seeing the problem…what’s a barber shop without feces and a few flies? And…if he cleans up the place enough to pass a health inspection, officials say he can reopen. Whoa there—he has to pass a HEALTH INSPECTION?? No wonder he’s playing the discrimination card, and I think it’s high time we ALL apologize to him for violating his religious freedom!
Kiana
August 22nd, 2011
10:33 am
I am LOVING that photo/caption
Paddy O
August 22nd, 2011
11:50 am
welcome to the 3rd world.
Me
August 22nd, 2011
12:02 pm
If that is your religion in the Carribean and you want to practice it, then go back to where you came from and practice it there! We here in America do not approve of such religion and will not tolerate such actions.