Gadhimai

[Catherine]

I know how you feel. It is hard to know about the slaughter and not be able to stop it. I think all the efforts against it cut down the numbers. Also the slaughter is now public. It was part of our Canadian National News broadcast. People know now we have to work on them to make them care. The way to stop the next slaughter is to start now and keep pushing. I think it will happen.

I notice a difference in the tone of the news.

Quote:From The Times of Israel:
The spectacle leaves pools of blood across the temple grounds, the air thick with the stench of raw meat.

Authorities eventually dump buffaloes’ heads into a large, freshly dug pit. The goat and chicken meat is distributed to devotees and villagers, while contractors bid to buy the buffalo and animal hides.

“Even after the bodies are taken away, the smell remains, forcing us to cover our mouth and nose… it is definitely a threat to our health,” said Utim Lal Chaurasiya, who lives near the village.

“The devotees come from outside, celebrate and leave. It is local people who suffer the aftermath,” said the social worker, 36.

This quote does not paint a picture of a wonderful festival. The images are ugly and the consequences are negative.

I have to run to work right now, but I will do more research later and see what the world is saying. One observation it the fact that I am picking up news feeds from all around the globe.