Supreme Court stayed the Centre’s notification lifting ban on controversial bull taming sport Jallikattu during the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu.
- The Centre’s notification lifting ban on Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu was challenged in the Supreme Court by AWBI, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and a Bangalore-based NGO.
About Jallikattu: It also known as Eruthazhuvuthal, is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day.
Notification:
- Bears, monkeys, tigers, panthers, lions and bulls shall not be exhibited or trained as performing animals.
- Bulls may be continued to be exhibited or trained as a performing animal, at events such as Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu and bullock cart races in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala and Gujarat.
- Bullock cart race shall be organised on a proper track not exceeding 2km.
- In Jallikattu it should also be ensured that bulls are in good physical condition to participate in the event.
- Performance enhancement drugs are not to be administered to the bulls
- The use of bulls in performances was banned by the UPA government in 2011 on the ground that the sport ended in cruelty to the animals.
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