'We are going to save as many lives as possible'

Activists station themselves at border towns to save animals ahead of the world's largest sacrifice

- Dhairya Gajara

Animal rights activists have stationed themselves at key checkpoints of Indo-Nepal border towns ahead of the world's largest animal sacrifice festival in the neighboring country.

The volunteers are assisting border security forces to confiscate the animals being illegally transported to the Gadhimai Festival.

The Free Press Journal has earlier reported about Gadhimai Festival in Nepal's Bara district, where lakhs of animals including buffaloes, goats and pigeons are sacrificed for religious beliefs.

The FPJ has campaigned against this practice and reported about the animal rights activists and non-government organisations stepping up to demand an end to cruelty against animals.

Ahead of the festival, the Humane Society International / India (HSI/India) and People For Animals (PFA) are urging devotees not to bring animals for sacrifice.