Sri Lanka slaughter house ignoring ban

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From Letters to the Editor

Daily News LK

 

Slaughter of pregnant cows

 

A few days back we went to save some cattle from

slaughter, because some doctors of Kandy General

Hospital donated the money as they wished to perform a

meritorious act during the Vesak season. We were able

to save three cows from slaughter for the doctors.

 

At the Suduhumpola slaughter house we were surprised

to find a large pregnant cow awaiting slaughter.

However, this animal was saved from slaughter in time,

by the staff and students of Swarnamali Vidyalaya,

Kandy, after they paid a sum of Rs. 35,000 demanded by

the butchers.

 

The slaughter of milking cows and pregnant cows, I

understand is banned. We animal lovers and Buddhists

in Sri Lanka should be grateful to President Mahinda

Rajapaksa for reintroducing this ban that had been

repealed by the last Government. An investigation

should be initiated to ascertain how the Kandy

Municipal Council authorised the slaughter of this

pregnant cow, more information in this regard could be

obtained from the staff of Swarnamali Vidyalaya.

 

We are also grateful to the President for his order,

banning the killing of dogs caught by Municipal and

Provincial Council authorities, only allowing these

unfortunate animals to be handed over to welfare

societies and NGOs that carry out humane methods of

eliminating rabies.

 

With the merit the President would acquire by the

meritorious deeds he has performed such as - giving a

free meal to students of poor schools; meals to poor

pregnant mothers; closing liquor bars situated close

to schools and places of religious worship, - may he

get the blessings of the Triple Gem to solve the

ethnic problem in the North-East.

 

Kandy Humanitarian Society

 

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