?Four legs good, two legs bad?, this quote from ?Animal Farm? by Georges Orwell shall ever remain in the minds of the humanity. Is the world so cruel against Animals? Yes, I think in some sort. Since the creation of the humanity, Animals are used as food and sacrifice for many people It is impossible nowadays to quantify the amount of animals killed every year. The percentage is so high. What is Animal Slaughtering? It is the killing of nonhuman animals, usually referring to killing domestic livestock. In general, the animals would be killed for food or sacrifice, however they might also be slaughtered for other reasons such as being diseased and unsuitable consumption. Let?s abandon the last phrase and concentrate on the voluntary reasons for slaughtering the animals.

In most African cultures, killing an animal is very significant because of the superstitious nature of the culture, For Africans, the blood will help to purify the soil and also some sins committed. Without trying to lie, I will take the case study of my own culture that is the Tupuri tribe which are found at the North region of Cameroon and also in Chad. They are mainly peasants. There are many practices in the culture that involve the killing of animals. Let?s take the case of the ?FEO KAGUE?, this literally means the feast of cocks, there is no precise day for that but it is usually celebrated in September or October, this feast is done to thank the ancestors for the year, he offered to them. It is the most important feast in the Tupuri tribe and many people know about it. It is the New Year for every Tupuri. The day of the feast, the spiritual head proceeds to the killing of many cocks, the blood spreaded on the ground is offered to the ancestors to thank and purify the year to come. This involves a lot of killing because after this, the chiefs of every village are uplarged to slaughter also and this continues to every family head. This is just one traditional aspect involving the killing of animals.

Also, in the Tupuri tribe having sexual intercourse with someone from your direct family (mother, sister, mother-in-law), adultery and murder are considered as a supreme sin. At the age of 6 years, children with different sexes are not authorised to sleep together again because they think this will make them develop some affinities and at the puberty when our sexual capacities begin to develop, this may lead to an unwanted act, in case this happens, they have to immediately purify this act, and by so doing, This could be only purified by the killing of a pussy, during the night, the two people are brought out of the village, naked and every person will hold the legs and hands of this animal, then one person will take a knife and cut the animal into 2, they will recite the following words ?with the killing of this animal, we ask for your pardon?, after that the animal is left there and they can get back to the village knowing that their sins are already purified. There are other practises, that involve of killing a goat for adultery and also killing it for an unwanted pregnancy. In all, we can say there are many practises in this culture that involve the killing of animals and we should note that this is not the only culture to practise, there are many of them but I just took a case study. For those who will like to extend their knowledge, they can go to Tupuri.org and consult every ritual. These practises are disappearing because of modernism and it is difficult to find it nowadays.

Currently, nothing is done by the government to fight against this act, even a law is not passed out to counter that. At the end of this article, I will love to thank Miss Angelique from France, who is helping me every day in fighting against this unusual act. She is involved in giving me feedbacks every time. I will also thank all the members of the Eco-Generation for helping me in writing the articles.