On Jallikattu and indegenous cattle rearing

Jallikattu as a sport has come to associated with bravery and other traits amongst the young in tamilnadu. But the farmers who raise these bulls know it as an event to help raise their much beloved cattle. The Kangeyam Bulls are one of the strongest bidigit-Hoover animals next only to the wild bisons. Tearing this strong bull takes a lot of resources, sometimes the cost of which goes much above the food cost incurred by the farmer's family. These indegenous breed are to be cared for as they have helped plough our lands for eons much before the advent of mechanisation. The cows produce up to 11 litres of milk which might be much lesser than many of the foreign breeds that were brought in during the tainted milk revolution period, but the have lower fa content. Incidentally the incidence of diabetes has increased manifold in India after ewe started consuming more of these artificial hormone induced milk from these foreign breeds. The sport was a means to tame and bring back the Bulls home after they were released for play and exercise after the harvest season. The same tradition goes on today in fixed enclosures and the enormous prize money allows the farmers to care for their cattle. Unlike Spanish bullfighting, no knives are involved. The jostled merely have to hold onto the animal's hump for a duration of two minutes to prove his valour. For a bull that can easily pull a 500 kilo cart that isn't really a burden at all.

If the general populace is guided by foreign NGOs and not facts & sensible principle, then it might as well forbid halal slaughter since this religious practice says the animal should not be stunned before slaughter. Stunning reduces the pain when the animal is being killed, and thus can be made compulsory under the Prevention of Cruelty Act too

By the Supreme Court’s apparent reasoning, one should proscribe horse-racing, for it often involves putting down an animal that breaks a leg or cannot race anymore. One should also be discouraging horse-riding for pleasure, or keeping dogs as pets and putting them on a leash, for human domestication works against the dog’s larger canine instincts, including its normal approach to mating. There is no earthly reason why domestic dogs can only participate in “arranged” mating.  ‪#‎Jallikattu‬