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Images tagged "indian-subcontinent"

A hen looks out from the slits of her cage, where she is packed in with other chickens for transport to the wet market. They will remain in these cages until they are selected for slaughter. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

The skinned body of a chicken is seen on a butcher's table, waiting to be cut, in a local meat market. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

A worker carries dried hides piled on his head. The skins of large cattle from the Hindu states of India are particularly valuable because they tend to have less scars and blemishes due to their holy status.

A worker closes a large barrel filled with hides and chemicals, used for the tanning process at a tannery in Hazaribagh, Dhaka.

In Hazaribagh, a part of western Dhaka reknowned for its tanneries, several workers scrape the chemicaly dissolved fatty layers from the hides with specially designed knives.

The remains of processed and colourfully dyed leather lie at the edge of the street in Hazaribagh, the quarter of Dhaka known for its tanneries.

Two severed buffalo heads lie on top of a bloody heap of entrails in a slaughterhouse in Motijheel, in the centre of Dhaka.

A contributory to the River Buriganga in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, is littered with rubbish and the remains of leather. According to a report by the Blacksmiths Institue of New York in 2013, Hazaribagh is the fifth most polluted area in the world.

In a slaughterhouse in Motijheel in Dhaka, a butcher leans on the wooden trailer of a rikshaw, waiting to fill it with meat products to be transported to customers across the city.

Buyers herd their cattle through the crowded market in Bagachra into waiting trucks to be transported across the country.

Crates of tightly packed chickens are carried by workers from the transport vehicle to the slaughter area. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

Metal crates of chickens are tied together to secure them during transportation by a cycle rickshaw. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

Workers carry crates of chicken from the transport vehicle to the slaughter area. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

A butcher is cutting a freshly slaughtered chicken into bite size pieces for the customer. An old, thick wooden stump is used as the table for the cutting. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

Heads of bigger fish are kept separately to be sold. Fish heads are used in specific recipes that are considered a delicacy. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

A vendor is seen displaying a lobster from his shop. Crustaceans like these are usually in demand for special occasions and festivals. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

A variety of fish is piled on the floor of the market for customers to have a better look at before buying. Ice is used to keep the fish looking fresh. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

A vendor holds up a handful of dead prawns. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

The head of a freshly slaughtered chicken rests on top of the butcher's knife. The head and feet of slaughtered poultry are thrown away or given to stray cats around the market. India, 2021. S. Chakrabarti / We Animals Media

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