President clears ordinance allowing Kambala
3rd July, 2017Category:
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the promulgation of The Prevention of cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 by the Governor of Karnataka in pursuance of Article 213 of Constitution. The promulgated ordinance legalises Kambala, bullock cart races and bull runs as traditional sports involving animals and exempt them from The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Kambala is an annual buffalo race held bet Kambala was banned in 2016 after PETA approached the Karnataka High Court, citing animal cruelty. The high court had earlier stayed this event in view of the apex court’s verdict on jallikattu. On February 13, Karnataka state government passed the Bill to exempt kambala from the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. ween November and March by the farming community in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
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