Illegal Ram Fight Event Cancelled Following PETA India Intervention in Bhopal
After receiving information about an illegal ram fight event scheduled to take place in Pipliya Harnath Village, Berasia, in Bhopal district, on 29 March, PETA India successfully took action to prevent the event from taking place by notifying and collaborating with Commissioner of Police Shri Sanjay Kumar, IPS, and other senior officials of the Bhopal Police. The authorities confirmed that the event has been cancelled and assured that it will not be taking place.
Ram fighting involves pitting two male sheep against each other in a violent and often bloody confrontation. The animals are hit and goaded into fighting until one is deemed the winner. This practice subjects them to significant physical and psychological harm, including injuries such as fractures, puncture wounds, and severe stress.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 prohibits inciting animals to fight with each other. In a landmark judgment in 2014, the Supreme Court of India ruled in favour of the petitioners, PETA India, and the government advisory body, the Animal Welfare Board of India, establishing that bullfighting, dogfighting, and any other staged fights between animals, including between humans and other animals, for entertainment, must end.
