Pregnant Indian Bison Killed For Its Meat
In a barbaric act a pregnant Indian bison also known as gaur was killed for its meat in the Malappuram district of Kerala.
In a barbaric act a pregnant Indian bison also known as gaur was killed for its meat in the Malappuram district of Kerala. On 10th August night, the local police received a tip about poaching of a wild animal. After that they conducted a raid. The raid revealed that six men in the Puncha Forest region had killed a bison. After slaughtering the animal, they dumped the bones, carcass and other hunting equipment in the forest. More than 200kg of meat was also distributed after the slaughter and around 25kg of meat was seized from their homes. Further investigation of the bones and carcass of the animal revealed that the animal had been pregnant at the time of the killing.The men also butchered the foetus that was growing inside the animal’s womb.
The accused tried to escape during the raid but they were caught and arrested. The six men were arrested by the Forest Department and were produced in court this week. This killing of the bison is just about two months after the pregnant elephant was brutally killed after consuming a pineapple laden with firecrackers in Kerala. The gruesome incident shook the whole country and led to a worldwide outrage. Animal cruelty has been on the rise in the months during the lockdown. In India, there have been reports of monkeys and other animals being tortured and abused or killed. A monkey was hanged to death from a tree by three people to scare other monkeys in Khammam district of Telangana in June. In another viral video on social media men from Uttar Pradesh were spotted torturing a monkey with sticks and paint.
