How mean are we? Come Dashain and the season of slaughtering of goats begins in Nepal. Thousands and thousands of goats, sheep, buffaloes, and pigs are eaten by crores of Nepalis, in the name of celebrating the tradition, and in the name of religion.
People also make money by ill-feeding the animals to sell them at good price, of course by lying how healthy the animals look. Personally, I am a vegetarian and I stopped eating meat after a teacher explained 'Kopila', a poem by Laxmi Prasad Devkota so well that it made me change my mind. The lines of the poem go something like this: "Natipnu hera kopila, nachyaatnu paap lagdachha, namaarnu jantu hai kunai, daya ra dharma bhaagda chha…"
The tradition has been going on for centuries, but at this age, when we talk equally of animal rights as we do of human rights, can we say NO to animal sacrifices and let them live their lives to the fullest?? Maybe we can start by trying and tell ourselves "It's just a matter of taste to us, to them it's their life!"
Also lets ask a question to ourselves: Can we imagine your beloved pet animal in such a painful situation? Think and answer......
Life is life, whether it's the pet animals; or of those who die to satisfy our taste buds.
When are we going to spare their lives?
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