Nepal hit by severe goat shortage
The authorities in Nepal have ordered officials to find more... goats for ritual slaughter ahead of the country's biggest religious festival of the year.
Officials say that there is a severe shortage of goats to offer as sacrifice in the capital Kathmandu.
The reason for the shortage is unclear, but experts say it is mostly due to demand outstripping supply.
A goat offering is a holy act for Hindu devotees
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They say that it may be because China has this year exported fewer goats to Nepal, resulting in far higher prices.
The Nepal Food Corporation has now ordered officials to travel to the countryside and buy goats to be brought to Kathmandu ahead of the Festival of Dashain on 19 September.
Goats are traditionally slaughtered during the 15-day event to appease Durga, an important Hindu goddess.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8256723.stm
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Aparently , the goats have been seeking assylum in neihbouring countries.
So sad to be 'persecuted' in the name of religion to ask for asylum in China or Tibet, eh? LOL
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Time to become vegeterian ..
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This really gets my goat, but i see nothing wrong with it..
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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
india is close by but indian goats are not liked by nepalese.. it tase entirely deifferently... the local nepalese mutton taste great which i am missing a lottt... just till 24th.. on 25th i will have a whole goat (not female goat)....
....ummm I'll be waiting for my share FU!!!! ;)
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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
....FU, here is your business idea....start exporting "GOATS" to Nepal & be an instant Millionaire.... :D
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WATDAPAK! syathap drac!
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friedu..plants have life too..would u rather we starve?
but still they get killed for our food. They are also raped by some.
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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
the meat will b consumed..most hindus arent vegetarians..just that they dont eat beef(if its cow meat)..
when ever people celebrate any festival killing poor animal
Aparently , the goats have been seeking assylum in neihbouring countries.
Tat Goat looks like Arien, were is he by the way ? Did some Nepali Babu threw him from the Timbaktu Mountains for sacrifice purpose ? :)
sorry for lil hijack
The goats ran away to China....to avoid the Prachanda's Mao war.....lol
yeah people do sacrifice on the name of god.. its hindu devotees.. but finally its the same like others who gets mutton from super market.. its just pulling right ears with left hand... and by this time in nepal sure there will be shortage of goats... every home will celebrate this festival.. great dashain...
Nepal is a Hindu Country, as most hindus are vegeterians where is all the meat gonna go. Now don't tell me that that Goddess Durga will eat all the meat?
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Animal sacrifice has been banned in the temple premises by the Indian Government long ago. Thanks to Maneka Gandhi. Now the Hindus use papaya and pumpkin for ritual sacrifices. No more buffalos. But goats are sometimes sacrificed in private lands by Hindus.
They have a "problem", I don't.
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They do kill in the name of relegion.......but its not wasted or thrown away.
They eat it the same way like everyone else who buy from supermarket and eat.
so whats the difference?
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
They have more Hindu devotees in that large country below them.
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One point:
If hunting for sport is legal,then why should what this nepali is doing be illegal?
I mean..... going out and shooting various animals with no intent to eat them for personal fun = good and legal, while
Killing animals to follow the dictates of a religion that's been around for thousands of years = bad and scary
lol EMN !!!
may be Goddess Durga likes mutton.
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
Could it be that the shortage is caused by a pagan ritual?
There is no place in the modern world for killing animals in the name of religion ... ANY religion!