Largest Ritual Animal Slaughter

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On November 24th and 25th, the world’s largest ritual animal slaughter will take place at the Gadhimai temple in the southern Bariyapur district of Nepal to honor the Hindu goddess of power.

The Gadhimai Festival will see anywhere from 350,000 to 400,000 animals slaughtered by men who fortify themselves for the festival with copious amounts of alcohol. Animals slaughtered include roosters, piglets, buffalos, chickens, rats, goats, baby goats, roosters, and pigeons.

Animal Nepal is speaking out against the several century old festival and is asking people around the world to sign a petition to end the slaughter at the Gadhimai Festival.

"We launched our campaign to put a stop to the gruesome killing of animals in the name of God," said Pramada Shah, director of Animal Nepal told AFP. However, the group faces an uphill battle in the deeply religious Hindu nation.

Sign the Animal Nepal petition at: http://www.animalnepal.org/petitions.htm

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In the late 90s I went on a tour to Nepal. While there I found the stench unimaginable and asked our tour guide about the foul smell. He explained that they had just completed a festival where the largest ritual animal slaughter took place. The square or plaza where I stood was a lake of blood only 2 days before. And i noticed and asked about the "jutes" or depression canals that look like American storm drains along the street and he explained that the blood runs along these jutes. I was aghast. I would NEVER go to NEPAL again and would discourage others. Why support a country by tourism that is so barbaric and cruel. And to add injury to insult, research on the "religious festival" called Dashain revealed that these animals are killed in the most merciless manner...
written by Ambrose Eisinger , June 06, 2010

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