Carey Wedler July 30, 2015 (ANTIMEDIA) Bariyarpur, Nepal — On Monday, in an act of compassion and progress, Nepal moved to ban the largest animal sacrifice ritual in the world. The Hindu sacrifice, called the Gadhimai festival, occurs every five years to honor Gadhimai, the Hindu goddess of power. Hundreds of thousands of animals are killed in each ceremony, which has inspired animal rights activists to protest the festival in the past. The groundbreaking decision to end the ritual sacrifice was reached after lengthy negotiations between the Gadhimai Temple Trust, Animal Network Nepal, and Humane Society International/India. Humane Society International/India explained the festival,...
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