Re-Sharing !!!
Before You want to "release" animals for making merits like what many Guru Masters* have told you...Please think twice !!!
There are many other means to gain merits....
more info - https://www.facebook.com/sgredcross/
"Venerable Kwang Phing from the Singapore Buddhist Federation said the practice of animal release has been misinterpreted. He said: "You release an animal only to save it if it is in danger, and not order them from a shop to release.""
Original Article - http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/devotees-release-bugs-instead-of-animals-for-vesak-day
Before You want to "release" animals for making merits like what many Guru Masters* have told you...Please think twice !!!
There are many other means to gain merits....
more info - https://www.facebook.com/sgredcross/
Original Article - http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/devotees-release-bugs-instead-of-animals-for-vesak-day
Protect Animals Today !!! - http://www.worldanimalprotection.org/
A week before Vesak Day in 2004, rangers at the Central Catchment Nature Reserve found more than 100 dead quails
According to a previous NParks advisory, about 80 to 90 per cent of released animals will die within a day.
More Info In The Original Article - http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/80-90-animals-released-vesak-day-die-within-day