Kolkata: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India on Wednesday sent a letter to Iskcon co-director H H Jayapataka Swami in Mayapur, ur.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (EFE).- A Hindu temple in southern India has replaced a real elephant with a mechanic one for carrying out rituals in an attempt to stop the ill-treatment and poaching of the animal, considered sacred in Hinduism. The novel initiative, taken up by a Hindu temple in the state of Kerala, was …
Both states recently saw moves aiming to decrease the use of elephants in temples, festivals and religious rituals due to the cruelty that they are subjected to during the process.
PETA India organisation has been advocating against the curelty on animals for many years. PETA said the mechanical robot would help in holding events “in a cruelty-free manner”.