J&K ‘routine’ order on Eid eve banning animal slaughter kicks up a storm
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked for immediate stoppage of slaughter of cows, calves, camels and other animals for religious sacrifice and threatened action against the offenders just ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
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The order was perceived as a directive of ban on animal sacrifice, a practice on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked for immediate stoppage of slaughter of cows, calves, camels and other animals for religious sacrifice and threatened action against the offenders just ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. This communiqué triggered protest on social media and reactions from religious bodies, but the officer who issued the order said it was routine procedure following a communication from the Animal Welfare Board of India.