Activists seek temporary abattoirs in Mumbai
for Eid-ul-Azha
Sunday October 14, 2012 02:58:19 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Social activists have moved the Bombay High Court demanding
temporary slaughter houses in the city's Muslim-majority areas for Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated in the last week of this month.
The petition has been filed by Awami Vikas Party president
Shamsher Khan Pathan and activists Yasmin Ali Shaikh and Shamsa
Zaheer Shaikh.
It is expected to come up for hearing before a division bench of
Chief Justice Mohit Shah next Wednesday.
"During the three holy days of the festival, the Deonar abattoir
is packed to capacity with over 2,000 large animals slaughtered
there - four times its regular capacity. The existing facilities
there are insufficient to handle the huge rush during the festive
season.
"We feel that there should be temporary slaughter-houses in at
least all the major Muslim-dominated areas," Pathan told IANS.
Due to the rush to complete the sacrifice ritual at the earliest,
often brawls break out at the abattoir and many a time the weary
and harried animals cause stampedes, he said.
Besides, huge quantities of waste like skin, bones and blood,
generated during sacrifices also take time for disposal, Pathan
pointed out.
The petition also highlights how animal rights and other activists
illegally seize animals meant for sacrifice.
"Last night (Saturday), a truck carrying some large animals was
stopped by political activists near Nashik and the animals were
'kidnapped'," Shaikh said.
"It was only after we spoke to DGP Sanjeev Dayal that the case was
resolved. Usually, the animals are starved to death somewhere, or
sold off after being declared 'dead'. For the first time in many
decades, the animals taken away by activists were returned to the
owners," Pathan said.
The petitioners have also demanded that the court direct the state
government and local administration to permit free movement of
legitimately procured goats, sheeps, oxen or buffaloes during
Eid-ul-Azha.
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