Manoj Gautam from Animal Welfare Network Nepal (left) and Nanditha Krishna of Humane Society International (centre) made a last attempt to plead with the Head Priest of the Gadhimai Temple, Mr Chaudry. ciwf.org.uk/our-campaigns/investigations/slaughter-investigations/gadhimai-slaughter-festival-never-again/ Official report from CIWF (COMPASSION IN WORD FARMING)】 By the end of the festival, the whole area was absolutely stinking, people were covering their faces with fabric to try and mask it. The suffering involved in this slaughter festival was immense. Thousands of animals ended their lives in fear and pain. But over the last months and years the vast international campaign that has been launched against this festival has ensured that this is the beginning of the end. ●The Nepalese Government did not give any official funds to the festival. The Indian Government took action at the country’s border and thousands of animals were prevented from crossing into Nepal for the festival. ●AWNN successfully convinced many festival goers to forgo sacrifice and instead make a small cut to their animal’s ear as an alternative blood-offering, saving the lives of over 300 buffalo. ●The number of animals involved was vastly reduced – we believe by at least 75% in comparison to the last festival in 2009. ●Due to the reduction in buffalo numbers a contract that had been agreed with a meat-buyer was cancelled, which is likely to have had a huge financial impact on the festival organisers. ●Despite rumoured government attempts to ban photography, the international press widely covered the festival, applying additional pressure on the Government to make sure this sacrifice never happens again. Please, add your voice to this campaign and email the Nepalese Government demanding an end to the Gadhimai Festival and others like it in Nepal: Never Again.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:16:31 +0000