PETA’s jallikattu probe to be made public

The group claimed the findings proved there was cruelty towards bulls and disregard for human life. “PETA India documented the cruelty – which was observed during events in four districts of the state (Tamil Nadu) between January 14 and 28, 2018, in detail in a report and in photographs and video footage,” it said in a statement. 

The video shows that bulls were “hit, whipped and poked” with metal and wooden sticks inside the ‘vaadi vaasal’, and their tails were “twisted and yanked” to force them to run towards the “menacing” crowd, PETA said.  

It also said that it plans to submit these findings in the Supreme Court in support of its ongoing case challenging the constitutional validity of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, which permits Jallikattu in the state.