NEW DELHI: Acting on demand of poultry sector, the Centre has written to states asking them to allow opening of poultry shops with appropriate Covid guidelines during the current lockdown period even as animal welfare groups insisted on not lowering the guards at a time when the move has potential to increase risk during the pandemic.
“I would request you to issue direction to the local administration to open the poultry shop, if not possible for entire period of time but for a particular duration, as considered appropriate following the Covid appropriate guidelines,” said Atul Chaturvedi, secretary, ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry & dairying, in his letter to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories (UTs).
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CHENNAI: Animal welfare groups in India have opposed the Centre’s suggestion to allow reopening of poultry shops amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a letter to the secretary, ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, prominent animal welfare organisations, including People for Animals (PFA), Humane Society International/India (HSI/India), Mercy for Animals India Foundation and Ahimsa Trust have expressed their concern over the government’s recent letter addressed to the states’ chief secretaries asking them to consider opening poultry shops during the lockdown.
The groups said that there is growing evidence and research conducted over the past one year, which shows that intensive animal agriculture and live animal markets that confine animals in small spaces create a larger risk of amplifying disease.
Activist demands higher rate of conviction in increasing crimes against animals ANI | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 21:52 IST
By Joymala Bagchi
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): Strong voices against animal cruelty have once again risen in the country after a viral video showed a blazing tire being hurled at a 50-year-old elephant which later caused its death.
Social platforms went on with messages of condemnation and demanded the arrest of those behind this intended act of crime. Clear linkages of animal and human abuse have been established through innumerable researchers. With the help of law and order, we need to protect our weakest section, which is the animals. However, our law is currently failing to do that, animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi stated.
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NEW DELHI: A large number of animal deaths at the Delhi zoo over the last few years have been due to traumatic shock or shock, an RTI inquiry has revealed. A total of 37 animals died of “traumatic shock/shock” in 2019-20, another 78 in 2018-19 and 29 in 2017-18.
Animal activist Gauri Maulekhi, who filed the RTI queries on September 25, also stated that several cases of tuberculosis deaths were seen in the mortality list from 2017, indicating a possible lapse in the vaccination drives being conducted at the zoo.
In a letter to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), Maulekhi said urgent action is required to rectify the problems behind the scenes at the zoo.
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The Delhi High Court will hear the plea on prohibiting the slaughtering of birds in Ghazipur Mandi on January 19. A bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the plea with the main matter, which is already scheduled for hearing on January 19.
Meanwhile, the Advocate representing the respondent also informed the court that the Delhi Government has already closed the said market due to an outbreak of bird flu.
A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking orders to ensure that no birds are culled in and around Ghazipur poultry market. Animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi has filed the petition. “That slaughtering of birds in a livestock market without appropriate licenses and in absence of the infrastructure mandated by law makes it a hot spot for spread of the diseases,” the petitioner said.