AWBI CAUTION on conducting of Elephant Polo & Races in Jaipur

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Dear All,

 

Let us give a Thumbs Up to the AWBI (Animal Welfare Board of India),

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, for writing

out to the Rajasthan Government to take note of the proposed Elephant

Polo/ Races etc scheduled for the 10th of March.

 

It may be noted that AWBI secretary Mr. D.Rajasekar IFS, in a letter

dated 2nd March' 2009 has cautioned the Chief Secretary, Government of

Rajasthan on the specific violations with regards to the Performing

Animals (Registration) Rules, 2001 under the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals Act, 1960.

 

Please see letter attached for more details.

 

This compassionate gesture of the AWBI towards the elephants of

Rajasthan would go a long way in speeding up the END to the Jumbo

abuses for Human entertainment in Independent India.

 

May I request each one of you to please thank the secretary AWBI and

his team for being a voice to these gentle giants in crisis.

Write to: " Secretary AWBI " <secretary.awbi

 

Also I would like you to thank Mr. Raj Panjwani, Senior Advocate

Supreme Court of India for serving a legal notice to the organisers of

Elephant Polo and Races etc in this regard on behalf of PETA- India.

Mr. Raj Panjwani has been one of India's most successful advocate for

animal rights and has won a lot of difficult legal battles. He has

also co-authored India's most preferred book on animal laws, the

'Animal Laws of India' with Smt Maneka Gandhi and Ozair Husain.

He was one of the first person to voice in this campaign (United

against Elephant Polo, see website http://www.stopelephantpolo.com)

on legal advice way back in 2006 during the Cartier Cup Elephant Polo

tournament.

With him by our side this battle is half won.

 

Write to:

 

Raj Panjwani,

Advocate,

339- Lawyers Chamber

Delhi High Court

New Delhi- 110003

Ph: +91 11 23381975

email: rajp339

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Azam Siddiqui

 

 

 

 

 

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