Nepal: Religion ? – ‘Gadhimai’ Festival This November. 250,000 Animals Could Be Mass Slaughtered In the Name of Religion. Take Action Now.

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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‘Gadhimai’ Festival

Tens of thousands of buffalo were corralled into a gigantic pen.

Then, 200 slaughtermen wielding swords were let loose into the enclosure. The buffalo were beheaded, one by one. It’s no easy task to behead a buffalo – and for many it took more than one attempt.

These are the reports that came out of the ‘Gadhimai’ Festival in Nepal in 2009, where an estimated quarter of a million farm animals were inhumanely slaughtered as part of the sacrifice festival.

‘Gadhimai’, as the festival is known, is set to take place again this Nov.

‘Gadhimai’ takes place every 5 years in the Bara District of Nepal, south of Kathmandu. For 250 years the festival has continued relatively unchallenged, but as news of the inhumane slaughter has spread internationally, animal welfare advocates have spoken out against it.

The Nepalese Government provides significant funding, which makes this festival possible on its terrifying scale.

In 2009 the Government paid over £32,000 for animals to be sacrificed. That’s almost 50 times the minimum Nepalese annual wage.

Please tell the Nepalese government they must stop funding this cruelty. CIWF is working closely with Animal Welfare Network Nepal to fight this festival and are supporting grass-roots work in the local community to create a groundswell of resistance.

Please help to apply international pressure on the Nepalese Government by taking action now… before it’s too late for another 250,000 animals.

Go to: http://tinyurl.com/kvxh4rf   to take further action and also to sign a CIWF petition.

 

Further petition at  http://www.change.org/p/stop-animal-sacrifice-gadhimai-festival-nepal-mass-animal-sacrifice  – currently 31,000+ signatures.

 

Other articles:

http://www.occupyforanimals.org/gadhimai-festival-in-nepal.html

http://www.think-differently-about-sheep.com/The_Gadhimai_festival_Why_it-must-never_happen-Again.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quvkfkU-KZk

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/24/hindu-sacrifice-gadhimai-festival-nepal

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/24/gadhimai-festival-photos_n_369446.html

 

Past (2009 / 2010) SAV posts associated with this issue –  WARNING – Posts contain images that many will find disturbing.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/10/23/nepal-pathetic-and-government-approved-mass-animal-killings-in-the-pathetic-name-of-a-festival-civilised-no-living-in-the-past-for-sure/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2009/11/30/gadhimai-animal-massacre-visit-animalrightsbook-ning-com-to-support-animalnepal-org/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2009/11/27/nepal-warning-more-exclusive-images-of-the-religious-animal-killing-frenzy/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2009/11/25/nepal-now-the-nepalese-government-climbs-above-the-chinese-as-the-worlds-no-1-animal-abusing-nation/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2009/11/22/nepal-take-action-now-to-stop-the-killing-of-thousands-of-animals-next-week-november-24-25/

 

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This is a very powerful video lasting over one hour; which shows both the bad and good sides of stray dog control in the Balkans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3uNYAGhqU#t=13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Video – The Bad and Good Side of Balkans Stray Dog Issues – Watch; Rage; Repent – The Government and Authorities Are The Irresponsible Party Here – A Very Corrupt Party !!

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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This is a very powerful video lasting over one hour; which shows both the bad and good sides of stray dog control in the Balkans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3uNYAGhqU#t=13

 

One day, the people in authority will give up their personal corruption ideals and instead take the very well experienced expertise of international welfare groups who promote sterilisation as the only real way to reduce both owned and stray animal numbers.

Watch the video and please feel for the pathetic individuals in authority who fail to recognise that they are going down the wrong road to reducing animal numbers in preference for their own financial gain and status.

People in authority such as this are cowards.  They do not deserve any respect – in fact they deserve nothing but the abuse that we and many others give them.  This video will justify our side of the argument that long term stray sterilisation and a proper no kill management plane needs to be established by the authorities right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3uNYAGhqU#t=13 

So called ‘politicians’ and authoritarians who fail to accept and do what is right are nothing more than self interest thickheads.  Thickheads such as these are not wanted as members of the European Union.

We are forwarding this video to members of the EU; to the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup, and also to press and media across Europe. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3uNYAGhqU#t=13 

Unfortunately for many people; especially many in Europe, and also those in the USA; the video is not in English – but it does not need to be in another way – the excellent filming shows the reality of Balkans stray animal suffering at the hands of CORRUPT OFFICIALS which spread throughout the political system like a well oiled disease.  Corrupt officials who are not welcomed in any way by ourselves and who we will endeavour to keep out of the EU.

If there is one film that sums up the good and the bad side of Balkans stray animal issues; this is it.  Watch, rage and repent – but enjoy the good parts also.

Full respect to the good, caring and compassionate people of the Balkans who re trying to do the right thing for animals the political corruption and self interest which seems to run rampant through the political system.  A bent and corrupt system.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo3uNYAGhqU#t=13

 

 

 

 

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