"Buffaloes Beaten, Bulbuls Drugged": PETA Welcomes Key Judgment In Assam
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The Gauhati High Court struck down a Standard Operating Procedure issued by the Assam government that permitted buffalo and bulbul fights during the Bhogali Bihu festival in January
Animal rights organisation PETA has welcomed the Gauhati High Court order banning buffalo and bulbul fights in Assam throughout the year. The high court yesterday struck down a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the state government last year that permitted these activities during the Bhogali Bihu festival in January. 🎉GREAT NEWS!🎉Compassion triumphs over cruelty!Kudos to the Gauhati High Court for banning buffalo and bulbul fights by striking down the Assam government SOP that allowed these cruel practices. In response to PETA India's petitions and investigations, the court upheld… pic.twitter.com/RzpO4VfG7a
"Great news. Compassion triumphs over cruelty! Kudos to the Gauhati High Court for banning buffalo and bulbul fights by striking down the Assam government SOP that allowed these cruel practices. In response to PETA India's petitions and investigations, the court upheld animal welfare laws, ending the suffering of buffaloes beaten in bloody fights and bulbuls drugged and starved," Peta India said in a post on X.
The animal rights organisation has said it had submitted to the court investigations that revealed how severely injured buffaloes were forced to fight through beatings. In bulbul fights, it said, starved and intoxicated birds were made to fight over food.
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