Festivals where animals are killed

Amidst controversy over restriction on sale of meat during jain festivals and total beef ban in several states, a public interest litigation has been filed in the supreme court for restraining the practice of killing of animals in the name of religion.The PIL which Chief Justice of India H L Dattu said “will be heard in the due course” questions the practice of Qurbani during the Islamic festival of Bakr-i-Eid, ‘Bali’ (practice under Hindu religion) etc throughout the territory of IndiaPetitioner V Radhakrishnan, a journalist from Tamil Nadu has made the Law Ministry, Home Ministry, Environment Ministry and Animal Welfare Board of India as respondents in the PIL.It sougha writ, order or direction in the  nature of mandamus declaring that the practice of animal sacrifice under the sanction of any religious belief or otherwise is unconstitutional, illegal and is violative of Article 14, 21, 29 and 30 of the Constitution of … [Read more...] about PIL in Supreme Court seeks ban on Killing of Animals for Religious purpose [Read Petition]

Jun 21, 7:13 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan 06/21/18 AT 7:11 AM China’s Yulin dog-meat festival began June 21 despite attempts by animal rights activists to pressurize the organizers to cancel the annual event.The 10-day festival that focuses on an old Chinese belief of consuming dog and cat to cool blood during summers became a nightmare for animal lovers who have raided slaughterhouses and intercepted truckloads of dogs to reduce the killings.Animal activists have released videos of dogs caught with wire lassos, transported in tiny cages and slaughtered with metal rods to prove the festival is inhumane and unhygienic.According to the Human Society International, between 10,000 and 15,000 dogs are consumed during the festival each year.This year, several rescue groups are trying to save as many dogs and cats as possible while the others are protesting and shaming festival goers … [Read more...] about Yulin Dog Meat-Eating Festival Begins Despite Protests From Animal Rights Activists

Jun 21, 7:32 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Media & Culture By Maria Vultaggio @mariamzzarella 06/20/17 AT 1:19 PM The Yulin Dog Festival in China will be deadlier than ever this year — and it’s all because of a rumor that was reportedly fabricated by animal rights groups. Thousands of dogs are slaughtered annually during the summer solstice in Yulin for their meat to the horror of dog lovers around the world. Most people thought the killing of canines had been banned, but the reports were incorrect. The Yulin government never issued the mandate. An estimated 10,000 puppies will be slayed for their meat, but Marc Ching of the Animal Hope and Wellness is trying to save as many dogs as possible.When Ching talked to International Business Times, he said he was in Yulin and that “dog meat is everywhere.”READ: Dog Meat Was Fed To Australian Tourists In Bali Who Thought It Was Chicken: … [Read more...] about Yulin Dog Festival 2017 To Be Deadliest In Years Since Rumor Claimed Puppy Meat Was Banned In China

World Germany A wine festival suffered an agonizing interruption when a swarm of hornets descended on the crowd, stinging and hospitalizing over a dozen attendees. The incident took place in the southwestern German town of Weingarten at the Wein-Wander-Tag event in the region’s vineyards near the Swiss border, where wine lovers had gathered to mark the final few weeks of summer over the weekend. Emerging from a hollowed cherry tree, hornets attacked the group, injuring 18 people. Two rapid response units arrived on the scene shortly after. Thirteen people were admitted to hospital for treatment. No children were hurt in the incident and none of those hospitalized are suffering from life-threatening injuries. A pest control expert ensured the nest was properly moved to a safe location, public broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported. Before turning on the crowd, the insects were gathered in their nest inside a nearby tree trunk, and it is not clear what disturbed them … [Read more...] about Swarm of Hornets Attack a German Wine Festival Sending 13 to Hospital

Animal-rights campaigners are hoping this year's festival season in Nepal will be a little less bloody. During the 15-day Dasain festival that began this week in the Himalayan country, families fly kites, host feasts and visit temples, where tens of thousands of goats, buffaloes, chickens and ducks are sacrificed to please the gods and goddesses as part of a practice that dates back centuries. Animal rights groups are hoping to stop —or at least reduce— the slaughter, using this year's campaign as a practice run to combat a much larger animal sacrifice set for next year at the quinquennial Gadhimai festival. Such a campaign is novel in Nepal, where four out of five people are Hindu and animal sacrifice is a deeply rooted tradition. Top News Photos: Florida Faces Long Recovery After Michael Gerald Herbert/AP Activists first organized after the Gadhimai festival in 2009, when an estimated 250,000 animals were killed at a single temple in southern Nepal. Images of … [Read more...] about Groups Hope to Stop Animal Sacrifices During Nepal’s Biggest Festival