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Read this AMA about working in a Jain animal shelter -- absolutely no killing ever, no matter how much pain the animal is in -- and weep.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23leg0/iama_veterinary...



I guess that sort of explains why they refuse to take in birds of prey, though it still seems a bit based on ignorance for a Jain hospital to do so since at least the vultures are willing to eat an alternative diet without meat. Not sure if they can sustain that diet or if it was more like a supplement.

A southern Indian temple at Thirukalukundram near Chengalpattu was famed for a pair of birds that reputedly visited the temple for "centuries". These birds were ceremonially fed by the temple priests and arrived before noon to feed on offerings made from rice, wheat, ghee, and sugar. Although normally punctual, the failure of the birds to turn up was attributed to the presence of "sinners" among the onlookers.[23][79][80] Legend has it the vultures (or "eagles") represented eight sages who were punished by Shiva, with two of them leaving in each of a series of epochs.[81][82]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_vulture




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