Dear Ms. Bardot,
I’ll be honest. I’m not even mad. I actually feel sorry for you. It seems as though you have not aged happily. I say this because all your recent pictures make you look like a sourpuss and the only time anyone hears anything from you is when it has to do with animals. I wouldn’t have said anything at all but since you decided to give your expert opinion about Jewish Dietary laws in your Open Letter, I decided to share my opinions with you in an Open Letter of my own. The difference is, I have every intention of enjoying the writing of mine. You honestly don’t give the appearance of someone enjoying much of anything anymore, and that’s just sad. For the record, I do hope I am wrong about that.
Anyway, you referred to Shechita, the Hebrew word for the Jewish ritual slaughter of animals, as a “ritual sacrifice.” Well Ms. Bardot, as hard as you may find it to believe, I love animals as well as Kosher meat, especially when my mother or sister-in-law prepares it. You see you can actually love both. I don’t know if you’ve actually studied the process, but without getting into too much detail, the animals are killed in a way designed to eliminate as much suffering as possible. So much so that one of the requirements is that the knife used must be sharpened extensively. By the way, did you know that Jewish law looks so negatively on cruelty to animals that in its teachings it consider non-Jews to have 7 basic commandments, of which one is based on humane treatment of animals? Although I don’t know that your comments are rooted in any anti-Jewish sentiment, especially with your track record on animals and the fact that you go after Halal rituals too, but they do show an ignorance to the careful process of Shechita.
But here is the issue I really have with all of this. Like I said in the beginning of the letter, I love animals. I really do. I even choose not to have a dog because I’m afraid I wouldn’t give it the proper attention. I really don’t like cats much, but other than gently pushing one away from me, I could never imagine using any type of physical force on one. So I agree with the idea that mistreating animals is inhumane, so much so that it is correct that it be punishable under the law.
My problem is when someone who seems to not like people anymore and is high-profile like yourself puts animals way ahead of people. I mean really. Shechita? Now? Rising anti-Semitism in your native land and this is what you write a letter about? Do you realize that your words in the name of humane treatment of animals may give additional fuel to those who want to hurt Jews, who are people by the way, more so in your country than maybe any other in Europe. Don’t get me wrong. There is anti-Semitism in France whether you say anything or not, but this certainly doesn’t do anything to help. And if you watch the news you’ll see there are a lot worse things going on, like beheadings, and terrorists overrunning countries and killing and raping and beheadings again. It’s a nasty world out there. Especially now. Shechita? Really?
So please, you want to help animals? So do I. Maybe start by showing some compassion to people. Because there are plenty of those who are defenseless as well. I know, well I don’t know but I’ve heard, that you are disappointed with people, but that really doesn’t mean you have to put animals first all the time. Please don’t forget that people matter too.
Anyway, off to dinner. Won’t tell you what I’m having though. I don’t think you’d like it.
Sincerely,
David Groen
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