Hyderabad man booked on charges of sacrificing 101 goats for Owaisi's long life
India Today
A businessman sacrificed 101 goats in Hyderabad on February 6 to pray for the safety and long life of Asaduddin Owaisi after bullets were fired at the MP's car in UP.
After learning that a Hyderabad-based businessman and his accomplices allegedly sacrificed 101 goats for the long life of Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) approached the police and registered an FIR against the man.
The FIR was registered under Sections 4 and 5(b), read with sections 6 and 8, of the Telangana Animals and Birds Sacrifice Prohibition Act, 1950, and Sections 3, 11(1)(a), 11(1)(l), and 38(3) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.
The goats were sacrificed on February 6, at Bagh-e-Jahanara, Madannapet Colony, Hyderabad.
In its complaint, PETA India pointed out that Section 5(b) of the Telangana Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition Act, 1950, clearly states no person shall knowingly allow any sacrifice to be made at any place that is in their possession or under their control. Section 4 prohibits anyone from officiating, performing, or participating in sacrificing an animal in any congregation and Section 8 makes all offences under the Act cognisable.‘’Through orders on two matters regarding the sacrifice and killing of animals for meat, the Supreme Court ruled that animals can be slaughtered only in officially licensed slaughterhouses and that municipal authorities must ensure compliance with this ruling. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2001, and the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011, permit the slaughtering of animals for food only at licensed slaughterhouses equipped with species-specific stunning equipment,’’ said the animal rights organisation in its complaint.Gujarat, Kerala, Puducherry, and Rajasthan already have laws in place prohibiting the religious sacrifice of any animal in any temple or its precinct.
Similarly, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana prohibit it at any place of public religious worship, adoration or its precinct, or in any congregation or procession connected with religious worship on a public street.
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