A group of “animal rights activists” in Gujarat’s Vadodara has decided to purchase all goats and sheep from animal markets in the state in order to “rescue them from being slaughtered during Bakrid”. The group, which calls itself “Sarvadharm Jeevdaya Samiti”, had earlier launched a campaign to ban export of goats and sheep to the Middle East. “Since Bakrid is still away, we were able to purchase goats at a very low cost. Once the middlemen buy these goats for commercial sale during Bakrid, the prices will soar,” Shah added. Meanwhile, local animal breeders said that Muslims prefer to purchase goats for sacrifice from breeding farms instead of mandis.

Source: Indian Express June 02, 2019 11:03 UTC