Children's band who are
playing at the Royal Albert Hall tonight are investigated by
the RSPCA for 'decapitating a GOAT in India'
Source:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4219650/Children-s-band-decapitate-GOAT-ritual-slaughter.html
- The Blue Lions Indian classical
music troupe have worked with Basement Jaxx
- Furious campaigners have criticised online footage showing
goat slaughter
- In the video footage the blindfolded animal is beheaded as
a group of men chant
* RSPCA ...
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Members of a band playing a sold-out concert for children at
the Royal Albert Hall are being investigated for their
involvement in the decapitation of a goat. Indian classical
music troupe The Blue Lions have opened for Bob Dylan, Anna
Phoebe and Basement Jaxx, and have played at festivals
across the world. However footage on the internet showing
members associated with the band slaughtering a goat has
outraged animal cruelty campaigners.
Footage on the internet showing
members associated with the band slaughtering a goat has
outraged animal cruelty campaigners.
In the clips the blindfolded
animal is held by one man as another pulls the goat's head
with a cloth before it is beheaded as a group of men chant
during the slaughter.
The RSPCA confirmed the footage
posted on the internet is now being investigated as a case
of animal cruelty and the Metropolitan Police have also been
informed of the contents of the video.
The blindfolded animal is held by one man as another pulls
the goat's head with a cloth before it is beheaded as a
group chant during the slaughter.
The RSPCA confirmed the footage posted on the internet is
now being investigated as a case of animal cruelty.
London-based animal cruelty
campaigner Jagdeesh Singh said: 'There is no place for
animal sacrifice in Sikh society. It is a replication of
Hindu animal sacrifice.
'There is blood worship in the video.'
'The Blue Lions group in the UK
are involved in this killing and are deriving their
justification from this Hinduisation animal sacrifice, which
is totally abhorrent to Sikh ideals and culture.'
London-based animal cruelty
campaigner Jagdeesh Singh said: 'There is no
place for animal sacrifice in Sikh society. It is a
replication of Hindu animal sacrifice'
The community worker added: 'They
have not denied that it is them. They actually brashly say
it was them.
'They are a cult-like group that act
in an aggressive manner and there is outrage in our
community about this action. It totally goes against every
principle that the Sikh faith system stands for.
'An active
investigation is now underway and the persons present will
be investigated.
'Most global religious and political
systems consider animal sacrifice wholly abhorrent.
'The gathering of the blood in a
bowl and the anointing of their weapons with it is pretty
disgusting.'
Bhupinder Singh, a bhangra dancer
according to The Blue Lions website, said: 'This is a load
of hard core vegan Sikhs hyping this up.
'This ceremony wasn't done by one
of the elders and these guys are a bit young and only some
of The Blue Lions were there.'
He added: 'The animal has to be killed with one blow, so it
is instant. All they did was hold the goat in case it
decided to bolt, they do not kill goats who do not want to
take part.
'The goat was nice and calm. There
is a whole detail in the ceremony if the goat is jumping
around you are not supposed to do it.'
Mr Singh said the incident took
place in a farm outhouse in India.
He added: 'The goat did not suffer
and was slaughtered cleanly and compassionately. Jhatka is a
very humane method of slaughter practiced by Sikhs in
India.'
A spokesman for the RSPCA said: 'We are aware of this video
and are investigating.'
A spokesman for the Royal Albert
Hall said: 'We have spoken to the RSPCA and the police
before making an informed decision to go ahead with the
event.
'We are completely opposed to
animal cruelty, but we do not at present have any grounds to
cancel the show.'
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