NEW DELHI: North Delhi Municipal Corporation has issued directions to prevent the blood of animals slaughtered on Bakrid from flowing directly into the

. In an order dated August 5, the civic body said the Ghazipur abattoir under East Delhi Municipal Corporation remains functional on Eid and any person "intending to offer sacrifice of sheep, goat and buffaloes on the religious occasion should utilise the facilities provided at the

".

PETA India has also written letters to Delhi chief secretary, police and director of animal husbandry department ahead of Bakrid, asking for all precautionary measures to be taken to stop illegal transport and killing of animals.

The letter asks for the February 2017 and April 2017 orders by Supreme Court to also be followed, which state that sacrifice and killing of animals for meat can only take place in officially licensed slaughterhouses . Bakrid falls on August 11 and 12 this year.

"The government has a duty to uphold and enforce animal-protection laws, and we are calling on the authorities to prohibit the cutting of animals' throats by untrained people in the street," PETA India CEO Manilal Valliyate. The letter also called out common illegal practices involving animals during other festivals like Dussehra,

Durga Puja

and Bali Pratha.