India’s horrific wet markets exposed: Charred monkey hands and scared dogs waiting to be slaughtered
Monkey hands lined up on a sheet, dogs killed for meat, live fish decapitated, and chickens and ducks packed in cramped cages beside other decapitated ducks.
CHRIS BRADFORD: Monkey body parts including hands are seen on sale while pooches have been tied up in sacks with their heads poking out at the appalling bazaars at wet markets in India. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said the footage shows “rampant violations” of animal welfare and wildlife protection… Meat from monkeys, porcupines, barking dear, wild boars and migratory birds was illegally sold in Manipur’s Nute Baazar, according to PETA’s footage.
Meat from monkeys, wild boar and deer were illegally also sold at Churchandpur market. Suspected monkey hands were lined up on a sheet along with huge chunks of meat. Captured dogs were killed and sold for meat at Keera Bazaar in Dimapur, Nagaland, the footage shows… Live fish were also hit with knives in the clip while chickens and ducks were packed in cramped cages beside other decapitated ducks and some workers were seen without face masks, aprons or even plastic gloves…
One clip shows piles of frog intestines on the floor as a worker rips skin off a frogs legs before chucking it into a bloodied and dirty basket. The scissors used to cut the frog are then placed into the pile of intestines before being picked up for re-use. Another clip showed fish being decapitated on a blood-stained block used for other fish moments earlier while one worker is captured pinning down and decapitating a fish without wearing gloves, a face mask or an apron…
“Places such as these, crammed full of sick and distressed animals, are breeding grounds for deadly diseases”, PETA’s director Elisa Allen told Mirror Online. “As long as live-animal markets are allowed to operate, humans will continue to be at risk and countless animals will needlessly endure miserable lives and a violent, painful death”…
The World Health Organisation has warned that conditions like these that risk human life and animal life such are “unacceptable.” They said: “It increases the risk of contamination of the meat with food-borne pathogens”… Nagaland banned the import, trading and sale of dog meat at the start of July, reported the Hindustan Times. SOURCE…
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