#127 Good Sense

Good sense appears to have [1] at last. With a fresh set of draft rules to replace last year's poorly conceived ones, the centre has sought to withdraw the ban on sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets. The draft rules are now open for comments and suggestions. When the Union Ministry for environment, forests and climate change notified the rules under the prevention of the cruelty to animals Act on May 23, 2017, there was [2] that in the name of preventing cruelty to animals and regulating livestock markets the government was surreptitiously throttling the cattle trade and furthering the BJP's cow protection agenda. The rules were criticized for restricting legitimate animal trade and interfering with [3] habits.