Jallikattu upheld by SC | PETA India says exploring legal remedies
The Hindu
PETA India said it is exploring legal remedies to protect bulls after the Supreme Court upheld the validity of amendment acts of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka which allowed bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’, bullock-cart races and buffalo racing sport ‘Kambala’.
PETA India on May 18 said it is exploring legal remedies to protect bulls after the Supreme Court upheld the validity of amendment acts of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka which allowed bull-taming sport 'Jallikattu', bullock-cart races and buffalo racing sport 'Kambala'.
Animal rights groups, led by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), had challenged these practices in the top court.
However, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice K.M. Joseph upheld the validity of amendment acts of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka which allowed these practices.
Reacting to it, PETA called on everyone to steer clear of "shameful spectacles" that exploit bulls and buffaloes as "we explore legal remedies to protect these long-suffering animals".
'Jallikattu', also known "eruthazhuvuthal', is played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest festival.
The 'Kambala' race, held in the State of Karnataka between November and March, involves a pair of buffaloes tied to a plough and anchored by one person. They are made to run in parallel muddy tracks in a competition in which the fastest team wins.
Since the Tamil Nadu Government allowed Jallikattu in 2017, at least 33 bulls and 104 people have been killed and 8,388 people have been injured in events throughout the State, PETA India said, quoting various news reports.
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