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Appeal against cow slaughter

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Celebrate bakrid in a satwik way: sangha

BANGALORE: As Bakrid is round the corner, the Akhil Karnataka Prani Daya Sangha has appealed to Muslims to fall in line with the law against the slaughter of cows and protection of other animals, and to celebrate their "Id" in a "satwik" manner.

The sangha president C.M. Goenka, its general secretary Uttam Chand Duggad, and Dayananda Swamiji in a statement said several laws and orders of the Supreme Court as well as the directions of the High Court of Karnataka, the slaughter of cows, calves, buffalo, bullock, or camel or their sacrifice is illegal.

Compassion for animals

Twenty-first century's people with scientific temper and compassion for animals must resort to worship, prayer and offering namaaz, and charity, and become "satwik", they said.

At the same time, the sangha has appealed to the Government to seize all the animals that are being brought to the city from all over the country, for slaughter during Bakrid.

They also appealed to the Governor T.N. Chaturvedi to direct the Government to seize these animals meant for sacrifice during the festival.

The laws that are violated during Bakrid, by slaughtering these animals are: Karnataka's Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964; Karnataka Prevention of Animal Sacrifices Act 1959; All India Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960; Karnataka Motor Vehicles Act; Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code; the Karnataka Municipal Act, 1976; apart from this several Supreme Court orders and a High Court of Karnataka order would also be violated.

Supreme Court order

A Supreme Court order, issued on October 26, 2005, restricts the slaughter of all species of cows and their progeny. A seven-judge Bench issued this order.

Another matter for concern, the sangha has said in its missive to the Governor, is that the camels being brought from Rajasthan could be carrying contagious diseases such as trypmosomiasis, which had come to light in 1996.

Last year, over 263 camels had been seized in and around Bangalore, and kept on the sangha premises for more than three months.

Many died because of diseases. It is imperative that the Government sends back disease-carrying camels, as there is fear of infecting cattle and other slaughter animals.

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