Guest guest Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 Will the inspector inspect the elephant polo match or assist in organising elephant water polo, elephant painting, elephant dance drama, elephant band parties, elephant kitty parties, elephant siren song and walking elephants for 600 miles on hot tarmac roads to write books like 'Travels on My Elephant' and similar environmental awareness programmes? On 10/13/06, nilesh <nilesh wrote: > 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...
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