Centre rolled back its rule barring sale of cattle for slaughtering

New Delhi, April 10: Rolling back its controversial rule that barred the sale of cattle in market for slaughtering, the Central government has come up with new rules omitting earlier clauses.

The new draft, called the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Animal Markets Rules, 2018, has omitted the rules which made it mandatory for a seller to attest that the cattle being sold were not for slaughtering.

However, prohibiting certain practices like hot and cold branding, ears slitting, muzzling, using hazardous chemicals among others, the Environment Ministry mandates formation of district level committee to prevent cruelty.