(Kyrgyzstan/Asia) Wolf and Eagle being abused - PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS HORRIBLE FESTIVAL IN KYRGYZTAN

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PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS HORRIBLE FESTIVAL IN KYRGYZTAN

 

 

Lake Issyk Kul and in all Kyrgyzstan

 

Salborun Taigen and Bird Festival

 

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We can not tolerate such barbaric acts.

 

This return to archaic and cruel tradition is a disgrace for Kyrgyztan.

 

These noble animals deserve respect and protection of their population!

 

This 2 day festival on the northern shore of Lake Issyk Kul in the town of

Cholpon-Ata draws the regions best hunting dogs, eagle hunters, and falcon

handlers in all of Kyrgyzstan.

 

Festivities range from eagle hunting of pheasants; Taigen also known as Kyrgyz

hunting dog racing; to wolf baiting.

 

These long standing traditions have an important place within Kyrgyz culture and

reflect their nomadic past.

 

 

***Such festivities reflect the Kyrgyz people%u2019s nomadic past.

 

The final event of the festival is only opened to the most respected Berktuchi

and Taigen who must hunt a live wolf. This fierce and sometimes gory battle

frequently results in mortal wounds. For the sake of sportsmanship, festival

officials attempted to place a bit in the wolf's mouth to no avail, settling for

a heavy chain tethering her to a lead weight.

 

Within rural communities, Kyrgyz have long raised Taigen and trained Eagles to

protect both the lives of their livestock and family. This captured wolf was

responsible for killing 68 sheep, 20 cows, and 17 horses. Such an unfathomable

number of lost cattle and sheep is enough to impoverish any community.

 

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