Animal sacrifice is a cultural/religious tradition across parts of India/Nepal echoing the ancient world.
A recent demonstration against the Gadhimai “Festival”
This atrocious event takes place every 5 years and has gained notoriety because tens of thousands of animals are brutally slaughtered.
The newly formed Federation of Animal Welfare Nepal (FAWN) was established as a lobbying entity for animal welfare with the purpose to institutionalize animal welfare in Nepal.
FAWN is now working so that this “festival” doesn’t happen again in November 2019
Despite mounting pressure over the years and some misleading information, religious sacrifice of animals has not been outlawed in Nepal. In the last decade, thanks to the tireless work of animal rights activists and organizations, there has been a significant decrease in the number of animals sacrificed but the tradition continues. The next Gadhimai festival planned for this November so now is the time is now for all to come together and present a united voice against the continuity of this outdated and criminal practice.
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Good grief – how this place must look when this murder frenzy is over! And all for nothing. So much for peaceful religions, have there ever been any? Next time, they should do this to each other; instead of transferring it all to scapegoat, proxy animals.
Perhaps the Shaolin on Kung Fu had it figured out…