PETA urges Nepal to stop animal sacrifice during festival
November 12th, 2009 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Thursday appealed to the Nepal government to abolish execution of animals during Nepal’s November festival of Gadimai.
According to PETA, devotees sacrifice thousands of animals, including 6,000 young male buffaloes, after every five years in the month of Kartik (November) as part of celebration for Gadimai festival.
“The organisers are planning to sacrifice over 500,000 animals this year. Innocent creatures are killed en masse in an unorganised and unregulated manner,” said Nikunj Sharma, PETA coordinator.
Sharma said no one can adequately explain why these practices are carried out except to say they are “traditional”.
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