(Due to) bad monsoon ... prices of bullock and buffalo meat have fallen (in Ahmedabad) from an average of Rs.40 per kg a month ago to an average of Rs.28 per kg now ... Most of the slaughter is done illegally ... Legally ... according to an ordinance in 1989, the number of buffaloes that can be slaughtered in a week is 212. The figure is based on the 1951 cattle census ... (There are) 6.5 lakh non-vegetarians in the city, according to the 1991 census, even though all are not beef consumers .. (Source: The Indian Express, 28 September, 1999)