The five-yearly mass animal sacrifice offered at the festival of the goddess Gad?hi? Ma?i? (Gad?hi? Ma?i? Mela?) temple in Bariyarpur, Bara District, in southern Nepal, drew local and international attention in 2009, when news and vivid pictures of the slaughter of thousands of animals circulated globally, giving rise to vehement protests from individuals and animal rights associations. In Noveā¦