It is already difficult to fathom what goes on inside the minds of those who find it okay to take advantage of another human body. Rape cases have been on a rise in India and Pakistan both. Women feel quintessentially unsafe in both countries because of the male privilege and mob mentality that always keeps them on their toes. However, in a new and incredibly unfathomable turn of events, the newest victim of these culprits is a harmless animal. A 7-year-old pregnant goat recently died after being gang-raped by 8 men in a small town in India. 8 men were caught in the action by the owner of the goat in a village in Haryana’s Mewat district. Three of them were immediately caught and beaten to a pulp by the villagers.
Under section 377, warrants for the men were released as they broke the rule that forbids “carnal intercourse against the order of nature with man, woman or animal.”
The owner of the goat, Aslup Khan said that he heard a peculiar noise at 11 pm on a Wednesday night. Soon after the goat was found missing from the shed and the gate wide open. The 27-year-old found the men sexually assaulting the goat. The men caught allegedly had a criminal record and were known for similar acts in the past. The goat was left paralyzed for a day after which she died the following day.
Later a vet confirmed that the goat had in fact been sexually assaulted. It was 50 weeks pregnant and is said to have died of a brain hemorrhage. The goat was said to have blood in its windpipe.
Claiming that this is a sad situation is quite the understatement. Where rapists absurdly enough claim that a woman’s provocative clothing is what stimulates their brain into raping them, one cannot even question what provoked them in the case of a goat. Moreover, this also constitutes unimaginable levels of animal abuse, which is something not limited to India. Just two weeks ago a donkey that was attacked in a politically motivated incident ended up dying from its injuries. Another picture of a donkey was doing rounds on the net with a terrible gash to his head. And, stray dogs get shot by ‘security officials’ like its a sport of sorts. The case in India combines sexual assault with animal abuse. But in the end, whether it is India or Pakistan, the fact is innocent animals are tortured and killed by alleged ‘superior beings’. In the poor goat’s case in India, and all other cases of animal abuse we are left wondering: