mangaluru a move by people for the ethical treatment of animals peta india that has filed petition seeking to overturn the prevention of cruelty to animals karnataka second amendment act 2017 gained traction before the supreme court on monday peta filed its latest investigation report on four kambala events held in this part of the state as part of the kambala season 201819 with reports and videos to back its claimthe races in question are those held at baradi beedu in udupi district on december 8 2018 and at moodbidri mangaluru and thiruvail villages in dakshina kannada district in december 2018 january 13 2019 and february 16 2019 the evidence collected despite attempts by the organisers to prohibit photography and videography proves that no amount of regulation can prevent cruelty to buffalo bulls used for entertainment peta saidpeta indias latest investigations revealed acts of cruelty that included reluctance scared buffalo bulls whacked repeatedly with bare hands slapped in the face kicked poked and hit with wooden sticks dragged to the starting point by groups of five or six people and shouted at in mangaluru one participant at the starting point whacked a pair of buffalo bull calves so hard with a wooden stick that it broke the report submitted to the apex court saidthe buffalo bulls were kept in position at the starting point through violent pulling yanking and rough handling of nose ropes animals visibly in excruciating pain tried to soothe their nostrils by licking them buffalo bulls were hit with bare hands during the race and near the finishing line in full view of organisers buffaloes contrary to assurance by district kambala samiti were hit with wooden sticks and not those covered with foam or fibrein order to prevent buffaloes from standing in front of or behind one another at the starting point handlers pushed whacked slapped poked kicked and yelled at them to make them stand still some exhausted buffaloes who dropped to the ground at the starting point were whacked with wooden sticks to force them back onto their feet and make them race a few reluctant buffalo pairs were filmed desperately trying to flee from the starting pointsome buffalo bulls had wounds from beatings that was camouflaged with a black substance many buffaloes who finished the race were frothing at the mouth and salivating heavily and displayed increased respiratory rates two or three tightfitting 2 to 25centimetrethick nose ropes were inserted through nasal septum of many buffalo bulls participants relentlessly struck buffaloes backs with wooden ploughs during the racesparticipants yanked pulled and held onto buffaloes tails in race category all four kambala events investigated highlight how worthless the amendment which allows these races is in protecting buffaloes from harm said dr manilal valliyatte ceo peta india cruelty is inherent in kambala events as buffalo bulls are not anatomically or physiologically suited for racing and no amount of regulation can change this scientific fact dr manilal addedpetition filed by us questions constitutional validity of the