Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 --- Stop monkeying around! Anilesh S Mahajan | TNN Chandigarh: It seems that the ongoing ministry of forestry's wildlife week would not end without a controversy. The Punjab state lottery’s department’s advertisement for Deepawali bumper showing a madari performing with a monkey has generated quite a row. The advertisement has been on vernacular television for the last one week. Monkey is Schedule II animal and protected under the Wildlife Protection Act. Moreover, Union ministry of environment and forests has banned any public performance of animals, including lion, tiger, leopard, bear and monkey. The ministry has also cancelled ownership Please click on the following link to read the item: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0cvMjAwOC8xMC8wOCNBcjA\ wNDAy & Mode=HTML & Locale=english-skin-custom Comment: Display of Monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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