Parbhani: Have you ever seen a Madari goading their animals in performing feats? While the acts seem funny and entertaining for the public, the animal undergoes a painful ordeal, right from its training to the run-up to the so-called 'funny antics'.
Physical violence, emotional abuse and life-threatening neglect are daily realities for many such animals. They are abused constantly to be fit enough to do special tricks to entertain people, with their tricks and stunts.
A similar incident was seen at a village in Parbhani district of Maharastra, where a horse was whipped mercilessly by its handlers in order to make it dance during a marriage ceremony.