Special guest Girish Alva joins me on the show to talk about the new Rules under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the slaughter of a calf in Kerala in protest and the #GiveUpAMeal campaign. Links:

* [Supreme Court intervenes to save thousands of animals from Nepal’s Brutal Gadhimai Festival Sacrifice](http://www.hsi.org/world/india/news/releases/2014/10/india-supreme- court-gadhimai-ruling-102014.html)

* [New Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Rules](https://ekdrishti.in/new-rules-under-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-act- notified-3980f4802d1?source=linkShare-7570374edbfe-1496128337)

* [How can we discuss prevention of cruelty to animals without discussing animal cruelty?](https://ekdrishti.in/opinion-how-can-we-discuss-new-prevention-of-cruelty-to- animals-rules-without-discussing-cruelty-483958bdb22c)

* [Congress Youth Workers suspending for slaughtering calf in public](http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-youth-congress-workers- suspended-for-slaughtering-calf-in-public-4678812/)

* Girish: [Fighting for native cows](https://girishalva.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/fighting-for-native- cows/)

* #GiveUpAMeal campaign: [Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/girishalva/status/866493048229814272 ) • [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/GiveUpAMeal/)