The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) today welcomed Goa government's recent reiteration of its stand of banning bull fights in the state.
"Provoking bulls to injure or kill each other must be condemned by everyone in the civilised society. Lifting the protection against cruelty that is currently afforded to bulls would have not only been a black mark on our nation, but would have tarnished the image of Goa in the eyes of the world," PETA India Chief Executive Officer Poorva Joshipura said in a statement here.
The Goa government has issued a notification on Wednesday reiterating its stand on the ban on bull fights.
"In bull fights, two bulls are prodded and provoked until they charge each other. The crowd of screaming, jeering spectators tpically place bets on the outcome. A round ends when one of the bulls is killed by the sharpened horns that dig into his flesh, is seriously injured or manages to flee," Joshipura added.
"Bull fights normally take place in open fields without any fencing or protection, putting spectators and bystanders also at risk," she said.
The PETA has pointed out that towns in Colombia, Eduador, France, Portugal and Venezuela have already declared themselves to be against bull fights.
