Stop 300,000 Animal Sacrifice at Gadhimai Festival at Nepal

May GOD-ALMIGHTY save the world's forests and the living beings therein from rampant deforestation and greedy corporations.

Stop. Pler

No place for Barbaric Cruelty in this world - IMMEDIATE BAN!!!

No

Please stop it

Please stop the cruel cause. God loves animals

We are ALL gods creatures, not one is above another

Stop these horror, this can’t be what a god wants

Ths is barbaric, cruel beyond words carried out by vile ignorant people.t

Stop the killing

Protect the Innocent! Stop the bloodshed!

Stop this horrific violence

My heart felt gratitude to every one who signed the petition and wrote emails to nepal govt and the here is the Good news Animal sacrifice banned during Nepal festival Full statement from Gadhimai's temple trust chairman, Ram Chandra Shah: For generations, pilgrims have sacrificed animals to the Goddess Gadhimai, in the hope of a better life. For every life taken, our heart is heavy. The time has come to transform an old tradition. The time has come to replace killing and violence with peaceful worship and celebration. Our concern has been this: how do we convince the people, so desperate for the favour of Gadhimai, that there is another way? How do we bring them on our journey? Thankfully, the dedicated efforts of the Animal Welfare Network Nepal and Humane Society International/India has shown us the path and provided the motivation to make this transformation a reality. ----------------------------------- In a significant move that may also be termed as a major victory for animal welfare activists across the globe, Nepal's temple trust on Tuesday announced to cancel all future animal sacrifice at the country's Gadhimai festival — the world's biggest animal sacrifice event held every five years. The Trust also urged all devotees not to bring animals to the festival — a Hindu religious practice which had been continuing for the last 300 years. "The Gadhimai Temple Trust hereby declares our formal decision to end animal sacrifice. With your help, we can ensure Gadhimai 2019 is free from bloodshed. Moreover, we can ensure Gadhimai 2019 is a momentous celebration of life", said the chairman of the Trust Ram Chandra Shah. The decision, announced by the Nepal Gadhimai temple trust, comes after rigorous negotiations and campaigning by Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN) and Humane Society International/India. Gauri Maulekhi, HSI/India consultant & Trustee, People for Animals who petitioned India's Supreme Court against the movement of animal

I thought India was a humane country.

This is just totally unacceptable.

I am sorry that I just learned of this...too late for this year. The slaughter has occurred. May next year be different.

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Nepal brings shame on the world about how we can misuse trust in animals the cruelty cannot be explained, its things like this that make me wish the world imploded.

Pl sign the petition to stop this barbaric act now