Slaughterhouses

Cows Escape Slaughterhouse In Poland After Public Outcry

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 30, 2019

A herd of free-roaming cows in Poland, whose intended slaughter upset animal-lovers and created a national outcry, have secured a last-minute reprieve.

US Agriculture Department Closes "Kitten Slaughterhouse" After Outcry

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 3, 2019

The US Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced it would no longer use cats in research that, according to a watchdog group, involved forced "cannibalism" and resulted in over 3,000 of the animals being put down since 1982.

World's Top Pork Supplier Shuts China Slaughterhouse Amid Swine Flu Fears

World News | Reuters | Friday August 17, 2018

China has ordered the world's top pork producer, WH Group Ltd, to shut a major slaughterhouse as authorities race to stop the spread of deadly African swine fever (ASF) after a second outbreak in the planet's biggest hog herd in two weeks.

Opinion: Goa Asks Where's The Beef

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday January 8, 2018

What is a current political hot potato in the state is the shortage of beef in wholesale markets at the height of the busiest tourist season. It seems the principal cattle slaughterhouse in Goa is closed and there are huge bureaucratic hurdles put in the way of importing beef from other states.

Beef Shortage In Goa As Karnataka Slaughterhouses Refuse Meat Supply

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 7, 2018

Goa is likely to face shortage of beef for the next couple of days as slaughter houses in neighbouring Karnataka have refused to supply meat till the government takes steps to stop harassment by cow vigilante groups, an official said today.

'Not Hospital, Slaughterhouse': Man Who Lost 4-Day-Old Son In Gorakhpur Tragedy

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday August 12, 2017

Sri Kishan Gupta rushed his baby, all of four days old, to Gorakhpur's biggest hospital when he fell ill on Thursday morning. Doctors admitted the baby to the intensive care unit for newborns but told the father there were no spare ventilators that his son needed.

Cannot Take Away The Right To Eat Non-Vegetarian Food: Court to Uttar Pradesh Government

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 13, 2017

The Allahabad High Court also asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state to find a solution to the slaughterhouse issue before July 17.

No Meat, No Wedding, Says Groom. So Bride Chooses Another Man

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Thursday April 27, 2017

A wedding was called off at a village in Uttar Pradesh because an all-vegetarian menu - apparently a fallout of the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses - upset the groom's family.

Now BJP's Coalition Partner MGP Wants Ban On Cow Slaughter In Goa

Goa News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday April 12, 2017

Amid growing clamour against cow slaughter in the country, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), part of the BJP-led coalition government in Goa, has now sought a complete ban on killing of cows in the state. "As a party, we support total ban on cow slaughter in Goa. There should not be any cow slaughter activity in the state," MGP leader and S...

Man Killed By Alleged Cow Vigilantes, Both Sides Guilty, Says Minister

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Nikhil Pandhi, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Thursday April 6, 2017

In a video that is being widely circulated, a mob assaults men who were transporting cows in Rajasthan's Alwar. One man is seen slumped on the road, unconscious. Pehlu Khan, 55, died in hospital yesterday, two days after the brutal beating. 10 people have been arrested, say the police.

Ajmer Shrine's Spiritual Head Gives Up Beef, Says All Muslims Should

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Tuesday April 4, 2017

A top cleric of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah has vowed to stop eating beef and urged all Muslims to give it up to honour religious sentiment. Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, the spiritual head of the renowned shrine, also says men should end the "triple talaq" practice, calling it against the spirit of Quran.

'Decisive Impact' On Meat Exports: Ratings Agency CRISIL On UP's Crackdown On Slaughterhouses

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 3, 2017

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's policies on abattoirs will have a "decisive impact" on meat exports as the state accounts for half of total exports, says a report.

Farm Loan Waiver On Top Of Yogi Adityanath Cabinet's Agenda Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 3, 2017

Key issues in the BJP's poll manifesto, especially farm loan waiver, electricity in rural areas and an ordinance on slaughterhouses, are likely to be taken up during the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government's first cabinet meeting in capital city Lucknow tomorrow.

BJP Candidate In Kerala Promises Good Beef If Voted To Power

Kerala News | Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Sunday April 2, 2017

Even as most of the BJP-ruled states have supported tough laws against the cow slaughter, a party's candidate in Kerala's Mallapuram is promising voters good beef in his constituency if elected.

'Will Hang Those Who Kill Cows,' Says Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday April 1, 2017

A day after the Gujarat assembly cleared an amended law that gives life term for cow slaughter, Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister Raman Singh has gone a step further by saying "those who kill cows will be hanged".