Jammu and Kashmir clarifies no cow slaughter ban forward of Bakra-Eid

After a number of media homes had reported that Jammu and Kashmir administration has written a letter to authorities asking them to implement the ban on slaughter of bovine animals forward of Eid-ul-Azha, sparking an uproar among the many residents, it issued a clarification saying there was no ban on slaughter of animals on the upcoming Muslim competition. 
G.L. Sharma, Director Planning of Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Departments, mentioned the sooner communication by the administration was “misconstrued”. 
“It was not an order, (but) a letter. The letter was sent to enforcement agencies to enforce the laws of the Animal Welfare Board. This is not a ban on slaughter and sacrifice,” Sharma mentioned.
Sharma additional added the letter issued shouldn’t be seen as a “ban order” however legal guidelines to make sure protected ferrying of animals into J&Ok, identification of pregnant and sick animals. This can also be to make sure no overloading kills the animals, he acknowledged.
Jammu and Kashmir administration had banned unlawful slaughter, media spreads pretend information
The hasty clarification got here after media homes wrongly reported a letter from the Jammu and Kashmir administration asking authorities to implement a ban on the unlawful slaughter of cows, calves and camels forward of Bakra-Eid stirred fairly a flutter. Yesterday, it was reported that the Jammu and Kashmir govt has enforced a ban on the unlawful slaughter of cows, calves and camels forward of the Eid-ul-Adha competition in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a directive, the Director of Jammu and Kashmir Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department has requested the officers to cease the unlawful killing of cows, camels and different animals on the event of Bakra-Eid and requested them to take strict motion towards offenders who violate the order.
The letter mentioned, “In this regard, large numbers of sacrificial animals are likely to be slaughtered in the UT of J&K during Bakra Eid festival scheduled from 21-23 July, 2021 & the Animal Welfare Board of India, in view of animal welfare, has requested for implementation of all precautionary measures to strictly implement the Animal Welfare Laws viz. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960; Transport of Animal Welfare Rules, 1978; Transport of Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2001; Slaughter House Rules, 2001; Municipal Laws & Food Safety & Standards Authority of India directions for slaughtering of animals (under which camels cannot be slaughtered) during the festival.”
The letter instructed all of the departments involved “to take all preventive measures as per the provisions of acts and rules to stop illegal killing of animals and to take stringent action against the offenders”.
This makes it clear that there was no ban ordered by the administration, solely the authorities have been requested to make sure guidelines and laws relating to animal slaughter are adopted because the variety of slaughters will increase in the course of the Islamic competition.
However, a number of media homes like Outlook and a number of other others had wrongly reported the letter saying that the J&Ok administration has banned the slaughter of cows within the UT. As a results of this unsuitable reporting, the administration has issued the clarification.
Every yr, lots of of 1000’s of goats are sacrificed in Jammu and Kashmir, majority of that are slaughtered in capital Srinagar. According to some estimates, roughly Rs 500 crores price of animals are sacrificed in Jammu and Kashmir alone. Besides goats, sheep, oxen and different animals are sacrificed by the Muslim residents of the Union Territory. 
It is price noting that conventional Kashmiris want mutton over beef. Even earlier than the participation, when the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was dominated by the Dogra rulers, the slaughter of bovines and the sale of beef had been banned within the area.