New Rules Against Animal Cruelty Raise The Stake For India's Beef Wars

[...]when India's Ministry of Environment issued new rules recently about animal cruelty in livestock markets, much of it was welcome. While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally condemned the recent spate of attacks this week, his critics see the new animal cruelty rules as the governmen...

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Published inThe Salt [BLOG]
Main Author Roy, Sandip
Format Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington NPR 30.06.2017
Subjects
Animals
Bans
Beef
Cattle
Cruelty to animals
Dairy industry
Farms
Freedom of religion
Goats
Hindus
Livestock
Meat industry
Muslims
India
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Summary:[...]when India's Ministry of Environment issued new rules recently about animal cruelty in livestock markets, much of it was welcome. While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally condemned the recent spate of attacks this week, his critics see the new animal cruelty rules as the government's efforts to appease anti-beef Hindu activists. Several states have challenged the new rules in court for trampling their rights, violating a cattle traders' right to free trade and impinging on religious freedom.
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