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 ‘Follow SC guidelines on kambala in Maharashtra case’. Karnataka High Court issues direction to State govt.

·        Kambala is an annual buffalo race held in the south western Indian state of Karnataka.

·        Generally, it is supported by nearby Tuluva property managers and families in the waterfront regions of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and Kasaragod of Kerala, a locale aggregately known as Tulu Nadu.

·        The Kambala season generally starts in November and lasts until March.

·        The Kambalas are organized through Kambala samithis (Kambala Associations), of which there are currently 18.

·        During the race, the racers attempt to manage the bison by holding their reins tight and whipping them.

·        In its conventional structure, Kambala was non-cutthroat and bison sets dashed consistently in paddy fields.

·        Slushy/marshy paddy field track is used for Kambala.

·        It was also observed as thanksgiving to gods for protecting the animals from diseases.

·        Creature activists condemn the game and contend that the Kambala includes demonstrations of savagery on creatures which are not physiologically appropriate for dashing and they run in the race because of dread of being beaten. As indicated by them, it disregards the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.

·        The Act forestalls rehearses that include pointless agony to the creature adding up to brutality.

·        Earlier, the Supreme Court hadbanned jallikattu, bullock-cart races, and kambala events in its judgement on May 7, 2014.

·        Be that as it may, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 endorsed the getting sorted out of the Kambala occasion if steps are taken to keep away from remorselessness to the partaking bulls.

·        Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming event that is organised in the Tamil Nadu every year as part of the harvest festival

·        It is famous in Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Theni, Pudukkottai, and Dindigul areas of Tamil Nadu known as the Jallikattu belt.

·        It is a violent sport in which contestants try to tame a bull for a prize; if they fail, the bull owner wins the prize.

·        The sport requires fighters to pounce on a running bull, try to hold on to its hump and move along with the animal without falling or getting hurt.