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cruelty to animals
(redirected from Animal Slaughter)

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cruelty to animals n. the crime of inflicting physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, usually a tame one, beyond necessity for normal discipline. It can include neglect that is so monstrous (withholding food and water) that the animal has suffered, died or been put in imminent danger of death. (See: cruelty)



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An AFP reporter at the scene said up to a million devotees were crammed into the area for the festival, many of them from India, where many states have banned animal slaughter for religious purposes.
An AFP reporter at the scene said up to a million devotees were crammed into the area for the festival, many of them from India, where many states have banned animal slaughter for religious purposes.
An AFP reporter at the scene said up to a million devotees were crammed into the area for the festival, many of them from India, where many states have banned animal slaughter for religious purposes.
 
 
 
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