Monday, December 07, 2009
NGO demands action against cruelty to Vasai pachyderms
Times of India says "Despite The Plant and Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) repeatedly complaining to the police stations in metro cities pertaining to misuse of elephants by their mahouts for begging, no legal action is being taken by the concerned authorities".
Founder and secretary of PAWS and Animal Welfare Board of India demands strict action against mahouts using elephants for begging in the metro cities like Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Vasai and Kalyan and demands that the pachyderms be rescued from the cruelty meted out to them.
IMO: One elephant I saw in Vasai seemed to have a pinkish looking skin and parts of its normally very thick skin seemed to be peeling off. On just looking at it I was very worried about its health but I am no vet. It looked happy though, I thought and probably in a better position than logging elephants in Thailand. One story I heard was that the authorities have put the elephants there to make the place look more homely. Others say the elephants cause traffic obstruction but I would have thought the elephants a very minor cause of obstruction, compared to many other factors like the new walkway construction near Vasai Road station. Maybe one answer is to keep the elephants but to ensure they are well treated.
Founder and secretary of PAWS and Animal Welfare Board of India demands strict action against mahouts using elephants for begging in the metro cities like Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Vasai and Kalyan and demands that the pachyderms be rescued from the cruelty meted out to them.
IMO: One elephant I saw in Vasai seemed to have a pinkish looking skin and parts of its normally very thick skin seemed to be peeling off. On just looking at it I was very worried about its health but I am no vet. It looked happy though, I thought and probably in a better position than logging elephants in Thailand. One story I heard was that the authorities have put the elephants there to make the place look more homely. Others say the elephants cause traffic obstruction but I would have thought the elephants a very minor cause of obstruction, compared to many other factors like the new walkway construction near Vasai Road station. Maybe one answer is to keep the elephants but to ensure they are well treated.
# posted by uv : 4:15 PM
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