Bhubaneswar: After People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India sent a letter to Odisha’s Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, and Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services requesting that they take all possible measures to stop the illegal transporting and killing of animals in the for Bakrid, the state police headquarters issued an order to all senior superintendents and deputy commissioners of police directing them to ensure that illegal animal sacrifices do not take place in the state, as was also advised by the Animal Welfare Board of India in its 20 July 2018 circular.
“All religions call for compassion, no religion required killing or eating animals and hacking animals to death with weapons is just plain cruel”, says PETA India Emergency Response Coordinator Meet Ashar.
“The state government has a duty to uphold and enforce India’s animal-protection laws and PETA India is calling on authorities to prohibit untrained people from cutting animals’ throats in the street”, said Ashar.
In its letter, PETA India pointed out that-though orders dated February 17, 2017 and April 10, 2017 on two matters regarding the sacrifice and killing of animals for meat-the Supreme Court of India had said that animals can be slaughtered only in officially licensed slaughterhouses and that municipal authorities must ensure compliance with this ruling.
PNN