Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Dear All, Sorry for diverting the conversation but the root cause should be looked into. I was in Jaipur last year, I visited HIS, SPCA Jaipur, Pet Shops etc. I found that - in Jaipur there is NO 'ANIMAL Inspector' with exhisting NGO's. When I had talk with HIS vet, they told me that they are welfare NGO & nothing much happening for Animal Rights. If HIS employ one Inspector, I fell they get 100 cases a day, many of them include of cruelties, overloading, animal carts & animal races in Jaipur. I feel untill & unless we speak out cruelty & try to prevent it then only animals will less suffer and less cases will come for treatment of injuries. We don't have any inspctor in Thane (my) district but our volunteers & trustees act like inspectors. We have launched many complaints in Police stations on elephant rides on tar roads, diverted them from tar roads. I feel Jaipur needs lots of animal rights people. Regards, Nilesh PAWS >>Ms Townend says, " the 15-20 private companies which hold polo matches >>in Jaipur every season ........... cannot be prevented at present from >>holding these matches. " I am sure Ms Townend would agree that if they >>could be prevented altogether that would be preferable to making them >>ankus-free. >>I believe they can be prevented if everyone unites. >>Let's unite! >>John Wedderburn, Asian Animal Protection Network. > > > Let me point out that Christine Townend has been in Jaipur > for most of 15 years, working like hell to get the elephant use > industry to accept humane help in any form. Her introduction of > elephant care workshops in 2001 was gradually albeit grudgingly > accepted, and gave her first-hand inside knowledge of what it takes > to accomplish things to help elephants here & now, not just in a > distant ideal future in which practices such as elephant polo are > banned. > > The elephants now in Jaipur gain nothing if Christine Townend > joins an international boycott and is thereby ousted from her > position of being able to help them. The elephants do gain if > Townend successfully demonstrates that they can do their work without > being goaded by the ankus. > > Bear in mind that the elephant polo match in question is > basically a demonstration of handling methods which can be used in > many other circumstances where elephants are used. > > There is no rational, reasonable, or logical reason to > expect Townend to march in lockstep with those who are on the outside > trying to ban elephant use. Her work is inside, to reduce elephant > suffering until such time as elephant use is banned. Her work in no > way prevents or inhibits the work of those on the outside, and it > does help the elephants who at present are going to be used, one way > or another, regardless of what position she personally takes. > > > > -- > Merritt Clifton > Editor, ANIMAL PEOPLE > P.O. Box 960 > Clinton, WA 98236 > > Telephone: 360-579-2505 > Fax: 360-579-2575 > E-mail: anmlpepl > Web: www.animalpeoplenews.org > > [ANIMAL PEOPLE is the leading independent newspaper providing > original investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide, > founded in 1992. Our readership of 30,000-plus includes the > decision-makers at more than 10,000 animal protection organizations. > We have no alignment or affiliation with any other entity. $24/year; > for free sample, send address.] > > > > For more information on Asian animal issues, please use the search feature > on the AAPN website: http://www.aapn.org/ or search the list archives at: > aapn > Please feel free to send any relevant news or comments to the list at > aapn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Rajasthan government organised the much awaited Elephant Festival in Jaipur on 3rd March. Tug of war, elephant beauty contest and Elephant polo were the major attractions of the festival. Despite the worldwide objections on Elephant polo Tourism Department of Rajasthan organised this event in order to attract more tourists in Rajasthan. Being an animal rights person I went to the venue (Chaugaan Stadium) just to observe what the elephants go through during such events. And I observed that the poor elephants are forced to do things which is neither in their capacity nor liked by them. Elephants are giant beings and running behind a ball is a difficult task for them. During the polo match one could make out that the elephants were not interested in chasing the ball, they were so confused most of the times that they flocked in a group in the middle of the ground. It showed how clueless the poor creatures were all the time. Elephant polo is criticised worldwide by all major animal welfare groups including Peta, . During the Cartier Elephant polo all the major Animal Welfare Organisations had come forward to protest against it. There was a big protest on the day of the match and many animal right activists including myself got arrested by Police. In AFA 07 a resolution was passed by all the members it was , " To ban use of animals in entertainment. " That ways elephant polo is a sport organised purely for the entertainment of the tourists and the aristrocrates. But, still this match was organised because AWBI supported the event. If I am not wrong every time when animals are to perform in a movie, entertainment activity etc the organisers of the event are supposed to take a written permission from AWBI. If AWBI grants the permission then only they can use the animals. The major responsibility of AWBI is to save animals from cruel practices and I think there are enough examples to support the fact that elephant polo is a cruel sport. There are two issues first AWBI should not support such activities which involve un-necessary torture of the gentle giants. Secondly as far as I know in most of the government functions no permission is taken from AWBI for the public performance of animals, still no action is taken against the organisers of such events who disobey the AWBI mandates. I think the role of AWBI is very crucial in this respect. They can put a check on cruel events like elephant polo by not giving the required permission to the organisers. Then we can stop such events easily. I further want to say that elephants are shedule-I animals they may be captive but they are still wild animals and anything which is done against their will and instinct can turn out to be fatal for both elephants as well as humans. I would like to thank all those who have raised a voice against this cruel sport and hope they will continue to support us in order to ban this sport for ever. kindly visit the links below to see the event -: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6745387741993546559 & pr=goog- sl http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4726011602199345341 & pr=goog- sl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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