कल्पान्तरे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

Yet slaughter and meat consumption is clearly permitted + practiced. Vedic sacrifice with actual animals is still practiced with highest regard in atleast 5 states.

Some animal and human sacrifice is not prescribed in the veda-s, but practiced nonetheless by some hindu-s (and rejected by others).
For durga and profit
- Gadhimai festival in nepal (Wiki).

Pauranic continuity

Further many paurANika and Agamika temples have huge numbers of hindus sacrificing animals in their precincts. (easy to find images online)