Kathmandu, August 26, 2010 – Comedian duo Madan Krishna and Hari Bamsha today requested communities such as Khokana to stop cruel blood sacrifices. “It is ignorance that leads to cruel killings. Therefore let’s stop blood sacrifices and restore our dignity,” the comedians said.
Rituals such as the one taking place at Khokana festival have a major impact on children, according to the comedians. “Some children are made to believe that violence is approved of by society, while other children feel deeply hurt when they see grownups mishandling a living being.”
The comedians have joined a campaign led by Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN). The network earlier this week requested the organizing committee and VDC of Khokana to develop an alternative for the cruel ritual involving the biting to death of a she goat in a pond.
Animal welfare campaigners were relieved to notice that today’s ritual was celebrated in a less cruel manner: the goat was drowned first and the animal was not bitten by humans.