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“Prevention of cruelty to animals overrides so-called tradition & culture” says Supreme Court of India

May 13, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Verdict against jallikattu            NEW DELHI––“The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960…in our view overshadows or overrides so-called tradition and culture,” ruled a two-judge panel representing the Supreme Court of India on May 7, 2014. The decision that prevention of cruelty trumps “tradition and culture” in Indian law came in […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Bullfighting, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, India, Indian subcontinent, Other animal racing Tagged With: BJP, Chinny Krishna, Congress Party, Jallikattu, Merritt Clifton

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