Chennai, Jan 7: Over 50 doctors and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to immediately withdraw the permission for the annual bull taming event 'Jallikattu'.
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Jallikattu, a bull-taming sporting event held on the third day of the four-day-long harvest festival Pongal, is believed to date back 2,500 years. The sport is similar to Spain s running of the bulls or Encierro.
On Thursday, Fifty-two doctors – together with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India – appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to call off the annual bull-taming event known as Jallikattu in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is scheduled for January 16.
Jallikattu is held in villages on open ground – a bull is released into a horde of people, who try to grab its back or horns and hold on for as long as possible. Tourists from all over India and abroad travel to Tamil Nadu to witness the unique sporting festival.
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