[demon_dissector]

yeah you're right in festivals, you have to do it yourself or get someone else to do it. but in dakshinkali, i know there are paid people, so it;s their profession...hence butchers...joke.

You mentioned that other charitable work can be done inorder to feel good, yes that's true and i agree, but I'm saying that could be one of the reasons behind sacrificying an animal - whether right or wrong - it gives the person some sort of inner peace. I dont agree with such doing, but that's an individual's choice.

And I agree that traditions shouldn't be followed blindly but it's just the way it is. People in nepal can't be penalised for doing something that has been done for generations. Things will move forward as people gain more knowledge, but at this moment in time, if we look at the big picture, a lot of nepali people dont have the concept of animal sufferings and seek various alternative ways of self-satisfaction.

and with the sati thing...you can't put humans and animals in the same category, how is that the same thing, because it's 'sacrificing'. that's another debate altogether, not at all related to animal sacrificing, the woman does a slow painful death as she burns into ashes, whereas the animal doesnt suffer in comparison, the life is just taken.