(IN) sacrifice in front of judges at orissa on dated 28-10-2008

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To Dt. 20TH OCT 2008

The RDC, Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

 

 

Animal sacrifice is illegal under both Central and State laws Animal

sacrifice is illegal to perform under PCA Act. 1960 and IPC Sec. 428

and 429. Both the Priest and the owner of the animal can be fined and

jailed upto 5 years, if a complaint is lodged against them with the

local police. Executive officer is responsible for the sacrifice

takes place if it is govt. temple. Sacrifices are not simply hiding

under the blanket of God-propitiation but are being done at the

behest of animal skin/bone/meat sellers to serve some commercial

interest. Section 2(b) of the Andhra Pradesh Animals and Birds

Sacrifices (Prohibition) Act, 1950 defines " Sacrifice " as the killing

or maiming of any animal or bird for the purpose of any religious

worship or adoration. Animal sacrifice is cruel manner, the following

legal provisions can be used local Municipal Corporation Acts,

Pollution Act, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Wild Life

Protection Act 1972, Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 268 of IPC. All

animals have been brutally killed in the name of a religions written

by noted animal activist Maneka Gandhi in Orissa daily " Dharitri "

paper.

 

I have also ledged an FIR, in the sec. of IPC 429/109/34 IPC/11(i)

PCA Act against Tahasildar, Banpur, Udayanath Pradhan, President

Lalit Mohan Pattaniak of Bhagabati Temple at Banpur, P.S. case No.

2001/06, Banpur Police Station under S.P., Khurda.

 

Last year 2007 inspite of several warning from different

organization, the temple authorities the authorities of Birgobindpur

Dakhinakali temple under satyabadi block of Puri district have killed

more than 1200 goats infront of the temple in the presence of local

administration that to sitting justices, bureaucrats,local mp,mla and

so many vips in the name of religion. As a Honorary Animal Welfare

Officer of Govt. of India, Head office at Chennai I have informed in

this incident also highlighted in local Newspapers.Animal Welfare

Board of India (AWBI),GOI, sent a letter and advised me to send this

letter to the Collector and S.P for further necessary action.

Therefore, we shall request you to this sensible matter and give a

strong instruction to the concerned authorities to stop animal

sacrifice at Birgobindpur dakhnkali Temple ensuring Kalipuja festival

2008.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

Sanjib Kumar Das

Honorary animal welfare officer

Govt.of india

People for Animals

Member-secretary

Cell-9437160068

 

Copy enclosed – AWBI Letter No. 9-1/2007 PCA dt. 27.12.2007

His Ecellency President of India

Hon'ble C.M orissa

Hon'ble Governor orissa

Paper clip Dharitri

RDC,cuttavk

Sec,Animal Welfare Board of India

Collector,Puri

Smt. Maneka Gandhi,Chair person Peoplr

for animals

Sec,People for animals,Bhubaneswar