Comparatively new festivals involving animal
slaughter, mostly aimed at making profits for local organisers, will not
be permitted from next year, Culture Minister Hoang Tuan Anh has said.
The Hong Kong-based charity organisation Animals
Asian Foundation (AAF) is calling for public support to end a pig
sacrifice ceremony in Nem Thuong Village in Bac Ninh Province, which
they describe as "barbaric cruelty". However, most locals disagree,
saying that the ritual instils in...
