Hindu sacrifice of 250,000 animals + Video (Graphic)

[Cato]

The grandfather of all hecatombs.

[Agrippa]

It can be worse, various Indoeuropean people sacrificed humans as well, f.e. when a very important Scythian leader, king died, they got sometimes company by their women and mistresses, as well as some servants and young warrior - all for one man, for his life after death we can assume.

The Germanics offered human sacrifice too, one form of execution or sacrifice was to throw the individual in a marsh alive.

Etc., etc.

So actually, many gruesome activities against humans are not that far away - I might also mention torture in its more primitive form in particular - and not talking about war and weapons so far.

Most such animal sacrifices end with a big meal for the mass anyway, so while I can understand the concern of some and wouldnt like it to be done that way - especially the mass of the animals and how they lie around doesnt look nice, I dont think this is really a good case for "Indian Primitivism" - rather not, rather harmless.

Not talking about those Hindus which dont slaughter and eat cattle or even no meat at all - this is more decadent than this mass slaughter I'd say, yet its also present on the subcontinent.

Interesting, but not that shocking.

If you want to see a decadent animal-torture, look at China, because they have new methods for a rich upper class to get their food alive, some sort of stimuli for those who really like their food fresh... Picking and boiling of living chicken, or a fish being fried (wet drapery around the head and lets go...) and eaten alive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivstO1Nv0rY

Thats more problematic to me, not just because of the animals and their suffering, but its no tradition, but just a more recent perversion and if people do that to animals, I dont really trust them if its about humans neither I'd say - whats the main issue with such things, especially if one can smell the Sadism and there is no practical reason for a cruel handling of the creature.

[Cato]

Vile gourmands.

[Dweller23]

Gypsies eat dogs in Slovakian steppe.

[Dandelion]

And Westerners stand above all this, I see.

Westerners often have the unnerving habit of feeling superior just because we use toilet paper.

EDIT: water is more hygienic nonetheless.

[Sally the first]

how dare they call themselves humans in the first place?

[Excel]

Digusting ungrateful pagans who will burn in he'll.

[Dandelion]

They should sacrifice people, like the Aztec and Mayans did.

[Arcadefire]

lol this thread. Yea animal sacrifice is part of our culture. We eat the meat we kill... go figure its probably better than sport hunting . Get the fuck off your high horse.

[Dandelion]

lol this thread. Yea animal sacrifice is part of our culture. We eat the meat we kill... go figure its probably better than sport hunting . Get the fuck off your high horse.

I thought you left the carcasses to rot. This changes perspectives.

Just kidding: I am inventing stuff to rationalise outcry.