Posted by: sidster November 26, 2014
The hypocrisy of dehumanizing Gadhimai festival
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Here are few points that i have made out for myself on this issue.

1. I myself am a hypocritical meat eater. I would not go to an extent of murdering the animal with my bare hands for consumption but if someone has already murdered the animal, i do drool over the bhuteko, sadheko, jhol haleko, and other parikars.

2. I wish i did not love the meat as much, i just love it and i cant give up on it. I know i should give it up but the taste is just too good. Being said that, i am not all evil about animals and fight for the cause of some animal rights when and where i can. I want the animals to enjoy this earth as well, i prefer animals not being caged, i prefer that they get a chance to love their offspring, chase their opposite sex and breed, feed freely, graze freely, and die with dignity and least pain possible.

3. Being said point 2, i also do not support the celebration of animal sacrifices/murders. Also not a big fan of public murders of in the animals in the name of religion and culture. There is not really any difference between those muslims who enjoy the public cow murders and the Hindus who enjoy the public buffalo and goat murders. Celebration of murders in the name of god and culture is just sick.

4.Being said point 3, it is also VERY VERY VERY important to know who is behind those "no animal sacrifice" groups. Like many have said above these groups motives could just be to vilify other religions so that they can market their own religion up front. You would not see any of these groups worry about all the cows that are murdered by the Abrahamic religions and millions of Turkeys sacrified each year by the Christians. Not many Christ lovers come forward on saving Cow's rights, against caging pigs for slaughter, or caging chickens for 60 days from birth just to be slaughtered without those chickens seeing the sunlight.

5.The bigger question for myself is how do i participate against public celebration of animal murders without aiding those political and religious vultures?
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