The use of animals for sacrifice is well documented in numerous religions. Hinduism was once a participant of animal sacrifices up to the 1800s, until Lord Swaminarayan helped end violent sacrifices. They are of course widely mentioned in the Jewish Bible as the most common means to make up for personal sins.
Religions today still take part in the act, something that causes dismay for animal right activists. One religion in Nepal which pledges allegiance to the goddess Gadhimai, slaughters up to 200,000 animals yearly.
The issue here has become a global one. PETA and other organizations are lobbying hard to put an end to these near savage rituals. What is perhaps even more confounding is that the rituals are performed for materialistic gains. Unfortunately, animal activist groups can hope to achieved very little because the persecution of religious beliefs is difficult in many countries.
So just as in America where televangelist "Christians" can pretend to spread the message of Jesus and steal the few dollars of their avid followers without being persecuted, so can this religion in Nepal. Sadly, religion seems to have been given priority of human rights.
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