Elephant polo in Jaipur on 3rd March, organisers refuse to listen to reason

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Dear all,

Time for reckoning again. An elephant polo match will be

organised in Jaipur on 3rd March 2007 in Chaugaan stadium. Tourism

Dept. of Rajasthan is organising the event. And the Rajasthan Govt

is supporting this event because it will bring in more tourists and

all they want is a boost in tourism. As of now they do not have

permission of AWBI which is compulsory for organizing such an event.

They will even appoint a vet (most probably a govt vet) with a

tranquliser gun so that if any elephant loses his temper it can be

controlled by them.

The question is that we all know about the cruelty involved in this

game and the recent example of elephant rage during elephant polo

match in Sri Lanka shows that it is even dangerous for the players

and public. If an elephant loses his temper he can crush and harm

others in nano seconds.

There was a huge protest at the time of Cartier Elephant polo

saying that it was cruel and multinationals were supporting such

cruel sports but now it is a shame that Rajasthan Government is

supporting and organizing this event. Last time too the Cartier

elephant polo was organised despite all protests since it had strong

political support, our resort this time can be intervention by High

Court in the matter.

Please protest this travesty of nature by writing to

 

trade

or submitting feedback to

 

http://rajasthantourism.gov.in/messagingcenter/q.htm

 

To know more about elephant festival please visit the below link :-

 

www.rajasthantravelguide.com/rajasthan_fair_festivals/elephant_festiv

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