The project examines the diverse ways that animals appear in the Bible, such as blessed creatures, symbols, agricultural laborers, food, and sacrifices. The project also considers questions of animal ...

During the 2009 festival, an estimated 5 million people converged on the town of a little over 7,000 residents. Participants - 70 percent of whom are from neighboring regions of India where animal ...

Its priests and leaders may have ordered the mass sacrifice in a desperate attempt to persuade the gods to stop the rain and the chaos. “This number of children, this number of animals—it ...

Hindus believe that goddess Durga, in all her manifestation, are worshipped with innumerable pujas, abundant offering and thousands of animals sacrifices for the ritual holy bathing thus drenching the ...

Animal sacrifices are surging in Queens, with chickens, pigs and rats being tortured, mutilated or killed in “twisted” religious rituals in parkland surrounding Jamaica Bay, The Post has learned.

Amidst the chaos and horror of war, animals continue to serve and suffer; their stalwart courage and spirit are seldom acknowledged. Etched in Portland stone, the Animals in War Memorial in London ...

Animal sacrifices are on the rise in the New York City borough of Queens, with disturbing reports of chickens, pigs and rats ...

Less than five years ago, animal charities heralded the end of animal sacrifice at a religious festival dubbed "the world's bloodiest". But on Tuesday, the Gadhimai festival began with the killing ...

Some Hindus sacrifice animals as an act of religious devotion - though the majority do not Sri Lanka's government has agreed to ban the ritual sacrifice of animals and birds at Hindu temples on ...

The annual animal sacrifice ritual of the Sri Bhadra Kali Amman Kovil in Munneswaram was halted last week by a Court ruling. But more drama was added to the controversial issue when Public Affairs ...

The largest traditional animal sacrifice in the world began last weekend in southern Nepal with an estimated 4,000 buffalo, goats, and pigeons slaughtered on Friday alone.