Guest guest Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 AArghhh!!! Guys....guys please!!! Lets cut the cr% & , stop debating on things which in no ways is gonna make a difference. Let me get straight to the point... Meritt, your sole aim in life seems to defend elephant polo and establish its acceptance amongst the folks in this fraternity.... Where did elephant polo come in from there???? I have been doing research on the elephants (for the last one year on captive elephants *USED* in elephant polo) and what they undergo before, during and after a game of polo and mark my words....there is going to be continuing resistive force against men who favor this game. And I am working towards documenting my findings and have renowned elephant experts back em which would be slap on every elephant polo supporter's face. NOw coming to the issue of WWF.....Can some one on this group tell me one organization who has not flawed atleast once till date?? CAN YOU? I know the answer is NO....and so I ask...WHY THIS FINGER POINTING EXERCISE? and more so I wonder why some people do not leave a single opportunity to drag in a barberous game like elephant polo and try to defend the same. *And picturing an elephant polo game to me is like watching a preview of (those) elephant heads mounted on a wall!* Pablo. On 7/7/07, wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > Deeds speak louder than words. Yes they do and Sir > Peter Scott's deeds have ensured him an honourable place in the history of > animal conservation and he has been dubbed 'the patron saint of > conservation' by none other than Sir David Attenborough. And the words in > my > message on him were not verbiage, they were a reflection of his hard won > achievements, some of which were simply stunning in the Indian context. > Whilst it is true that his association with Philip and other hunting > royalty > is questionable and he may have been a flawed human being as most human > beings tend to be, as far as animal protection goes, he was one of the > great > men of our day, and the greatness of his contribution is only now > beginning > to sink in. Sir Peter Scott gave up hunting before 1961(when his > autobiography was published) so that is long before he died in 1989 and > does > not fit the 'death bed conversion' description given by Merritt Clifton > who > himself proclaimed on AAPN that he did not believe in saints. Nowhere have > I > suggested that death by hunting is a better fate than playing elephant > polo > and neither have I defended the controversial policies of WWF currently in > place and under discussion, what I have said is that Sir Peter Scott is > possibly not responsible for these policies and he did not envisage them > when he founded WWF. There can be valid questions on WWF policies just as > there can be valid questions on the policies of many animal welfare and > animal rights organisations some of which Merritt Clifton has examined > himself. Also, WWF Finland is involved in an elephant training programme > in > Nepal that was cited as an alternative training method for elephants by > WSPA during the elephant polo campaign. As I quite clearly mentioned, > people > are free to draw their own conclusions on the work of WWF or any other > organisation. Did I say that WWF is on the pro animal side of some issues? > Yes, I did and I say it again. They have done many valuable animal > protection projects and many conservationists and animal welfarists in > India > are individuals who used to work for WWF and gained valuable experience > from > their association with the organisation. > Best wishes and kind regards, > > Sincerely yours, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Dear All, I am too small to comment on all these issues. But in Mumbai's WWF Shoppee near Marine Drive - you will get Leather wallet, purse, Keychain. Also you will find Bone China vase, Crockery etc. (Bone China contains the bone ash of cattle that is slaughtered.) About WWF of policies & working on conservation issues may be difficult to comment upon. but certainly one should responsible for conservation of animal's life too. Warm Regards, Nilesh Note: One WWF member gifted me a Vase made of bone china. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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