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Animal Sacrifice In Vedas Facts Yes And No

It is difficult to conceive of Hinduism allowing the Sacrifice of Animals, whatever be the reason.

There are views that the Vedas do not sanction the killing of animals.

One may note the sacrifice of animals in the Puranas,Ithihasas,Ramaana and Mahabharata.

Sacrifice of animals is stressed in the Karma Kanda of the Vedas for obtaining Purusharthas.

In his Brahmasutra, Vyasa has expounded the nature of the Atman as found expressed in the Upanishads which constitute the jnanakanda of the Vedas. The actual conduct of sacrifices is dealt with in the Purvamimamsa which is the karmakanda of the Vedas.

Break In Eternity Vedas Dates Rishis Mantras

If the Purana, Ithihasas are later than the Vedas, how come they are mentioned in the Vedas?

It is also stated that Viswamitra gave the world the Gayatri Mantra, to whom it was revealed.

The Rig Vedic version has one syllable short and Taittriya Aranyaka has the full detailed version.
Does this mean that before it was revealed to Viswamitra no body chanted it?