Public opinion seems to be in favour of the ban on
Jallikattu, as evidenced by the letters to the editor in
The Hindu. There are a few voices opposing the ban too. Here's one:
Animals suffer at the hands of human beings in many ways. They are overloaded and tortured in agricultural fields, used in transportation in inhospitable terrain and circumstances, and held captive in zoos and homes. They are sacrificed in religious functions. Considering all these, the so-called ill-treatment of bulls, which are nurtured throughout the year, one day is nothing.
Consider this analogy: Two people are beating up a person, one with a heavy club, the other with a much smaller stick (but big enough to cause pain to the victim). Per the above logic, we might as well allow the second guy to continue his actions. Here's another one:
The apex court verdict does not take into consideration the views of the stakeholders, in this case the villagers, bull-owners and tamers
Conveniently leaving out the uber-stakeholder, who's getting chilli powder thrown into his eyes and being set upon by ten or twenty 'tamers'.
