Hyderabad, July 3 -- Animal rights organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to amend the law allowing the sacrifice of animals. The letter, which seeks PM Modi's intervention in the matter of animal sacrifice during festivals, comes ahead of Eid al-Adha.

The animal rights group requested PM Modi to remove section 28 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act,1960, which allows any animal to be killed in any manner required by any religion.

According to news reports, the central government is currently in the process of amending the Act.

Earlier, Peta India had submitted its recommendations to the Animal Welfare Board of India(AWBI), which incl...