New Delhi: Amid reports that the Centre is planning to allow popular bull taming sport ‘Jallikattu’, animal rights body PETA today said that the ban should not be withdrawn and that it will hold a protest at Jantar Mantar tomorrow.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India said that two giant inflatable bulls will run beside PETA supporters in a “bloodless Jallikattu” to protest the government’s reported intention to lift the ban on such bull races and bullfights.
“India must not turn back the clock and allow bulls to be tormented and killed. The world is watching and hoping that the government of India will do the right thing by keeping these dangerous and cruel spectacles illegal,” said PETA India Chief Executive Officer Poorva Joshipura.
PETA India said that there are reports that the Environment Ministry plans to amend The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to allow these cruel spectacles despite Supreme Court banning them.
The animal rights body said that the court’s 2014 ruling stated that cruelty is inherent in these events, as bulls are not anatomically suited for such activities and making them participate, causing them unnecessary pain and suffering.
