Do you do animal sacrifice?

The sacrifice of animals to the Orishas and Spirits is inherent to the practices of Santeria and Palo Mayombe.
The blood sacrifices are offering we give to the spirits to strengthen the powers of their vessels and to call their attention to specific situations, the animals are sacrificed by skilled initiated priests, with knowledge and training to do this work, the meat is eaten after the ceremonies, unless it is a cleansing ritual or the spirits request to be used differently.
In gifts of animals and plants, we honor the Orishas and Spirits, life for life, ashe for ashe, it creates the exchange of energy and brings the ashe of the Orishas and spirits to us.
Not all the rituals and services include or require animal sacrifices, only when the spirits request it and they are specific ceremonies for them. Ceremonials are always done to balance and release any energy from the sacrifice itself.
There is nothing evil in this centuries-old practice and the only negativity that can come from it is when people who do not have any knowledge or insights tend to judge as diabolic or evil what they do not know.