Animal Sacrifice

Nepal's 300-year-old Gadhimai festival discontinues animal sacrifice

In a significant move that will save the lives of millions of animals, the practice of sacrifice has been banned at Nepal’s Gadhimai festival, the world’s biggest animal sacrifice event held every five years.

Nepal's sacrifice ritual: Cops arrest 47, seize 271 animals

The authorities in Bihar have arrested 47 people and confiscated 271 animals along the India-Nepal border ahead of animal sacrifice in Nepal's Gadhimai festival, an animal protection group said on Thursday.