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[h=1]Watch video of the brutal bull-torturing tradition that Tamil politicians want to legalise[/h]Jayalalithaa thinks the matter is serious enough to warrant an ordinance from the central government.
The one in Spain might be more famous the world over, but Tamil Nadu has its own bull-running tradition. It's called Jallikattu and it has been banned since 2014. That's when the Supreme Court of India upheld a central government notification that included bulls among the list of animals that cannot be used in traditional sports.
Jallikattu involves money being tied around a bull's horns before the animal is release into an enclosure, often full of men. A tamer then tries to catch the bull and ride it for a prescribed distance so he can win the prize. Before being sent out into the arena, though, the bulls are beaten, poked, twisted, bitten, have their ears cut off and are even force fed alcohol, to ensure they are in a mood to run around and put on a good show. It is this part of the tradition that the Supreme Court found brutal enough to uphold a ban on the tradition, no matter its roots in farming rituals.
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The one in Spain might be more famous the world over, but Tamil Nadu has its own bull-running tradition. It's called Jallikattu and it has been banned since 2014. That's when the Supreme Court of India upheld a central government notification that included bulls among the list of animals that cannot be used in traditional sports.
Jallikattu involves money being tied around a bull's horns before the animal is release into an enclosure, often full of men. A tamer then tries to catch the bull and ride it for a prescribed distance so he can win the prize. Before being sent out into the arena, though, the bulls are beaten, poked, twisted, bitten, have their ears cut off and are even force fed alcohol, to ensure they are in a mood to run around and put on a good show. It is this part of the tradition that the Supreme Court found brutal enough to uphold a ban on the tradition, no matter its roots in farming rituals.
Read more at: http://video.scroll.in/801067/watch...ition-that-tamil-politicians-want-to-legalise