{"id":132452,"date":"2024-12-17T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=132452"},"modified":"2024-12-17T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:17:11","slug":"gauhati-high-courts-landmark-decision-ends-buffalo-and-bulbul-fights-in-assam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=132452","title":{"rendered":"Gauhati High Court\u2019s Landmark Decision Ends Buffalo and Bulbul Fights in Assam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I<\/span>n a significant ruling, the Gauhati High Court<\/a> has nullified an Assam government standard operating procedure (SOP) dated December 27, 2023, permitting buffalo and bulbul bird fights in January. The decision follows petitions by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, highlighting violations of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Justice Devashis Baruah presided over the case, with Diganta Das, Senior Advocate, presenting PETA India\u2019s arguments which the court upheld.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Gauhati High Court\u2019s Landmark Decision Ends Buffalo and Bulbul Fights in Assam:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The court\u2019s judgment aligns with the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in Animal Welfare Board of India vs. A. Nagaraja (2014), reinforcing a prohibition on such animal fights. PETA India\u2019s investigations exposed severe cruelty: buffaloes were forcibly engaged in battles through beatings, sustaining multiple wounds, while bulbuls, protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, were captured illegally, drugged, and forced to fight over food.<\/span><\/p>\n

The probe into a buffalo fight in Ahatguri on January 16 and a bulbul fight in Hajo on January 15 revealed distressing practices\u2014buffaloes were jabbed and struck, leaving them with bloody wounds, and bulbuls, deprived of food and drugged, were incited to attack for bananas. Such actions contravene not only national laws but also the principles of ahimsa (non-violence) and compassion, central to Indian culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

PETA India applauded the court\u2019s stand against animal cruelty. Arunima Kedia, PETA India\u2019s Lead Legal Counsel, emphasized the importance of this verdict in safeguarding animal welfare, stating, \u201cBuffaloes and bulbuls are gentle creatures who deserve protection from violent acts.\u201d The court\u2019s decision marks a critical step in reinforcing animal rights, sending a clear message against the normalization of animal cruelty under any cultural guise.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a significant ruling, the Gauhati High Court has nullified an Assam government standard operating procedure (SOP) dated December 27, 2023, permitting buffalo and bulbul bird fights in January. 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