It further states that sufficient feed and fodder with adequate reserve be carried to last during the journey and that adequate ventilation should be ensured. The Act requires that lorries carrying animals be equipped with anti-slip flooring, padding on the sides and suitable rope and platforms. At Deonar, these laws are all ignored. Market days for cattle are Fridays and Mondays, for sheep and goats they are Saturdays and Tuesdays. However, animals arrive by lorry to slaughter on other days as well.
Individual traders purchase cattle, sheep and goats from the market for slaughter.
The market consists of two holding areas, one covered, one not. The majority of animals are tethered with ropes through their noses others are loose. PETA investigators observed that no water is provided. No food is provided either, and slaughterhouse officials admit that animals are starved prior to slaughter. Sheep and goats are kept in covered and non-covered areas, also without water.