Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Congratulations Mr. Babu! It is indeed a great victory, I am quite hopeful of more such victories with you leading the way. I am drafting a letter of appreciation to the concerned officials who blocked the race. I would also appeal our AAPN members to do the same. Doing so would go a long way in spreading such bans in the rest of India. Azam On 8/8/08, AG BABU <agbabu wrote: > It is the firm and principled stand of Pathanamthitta District Collector > Mr.Sanalkumar.I.A.S. a well-known poet and an avowed animal lover that > saved a lot of bullocks from this barbaric race. > > * 'kudos' to him*. > > His phone number is--09447029008 office--04682222505 > > > Now all the 3 major cattle races are stopped in Kerala--Thank God > > > > > Online edition of India's National Newspaper > Friday, Aug 08, 2008 > ePaper <http://epaper.thehindu.com/> | Mobile/PDA > Version<http://www.hindu.com/pda/> [image: > Google] <http://www.google.com/> > > ------------------------------ > > <http://ap.p-digital-server.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.thehindu.in/L15/3\ 35258914/Top3/PG_Mumbai/Worldvision-thehindu_NewsUpdate/468x60.gif/796c6a794c306\ 9634e6b514142544277?x> > ------------------------------ > *Kerala* > [image: Metroplus Theatrefest 2008] <http://www.hindu.com/theatrefest/> > ------------------------------ > News: ePaper <http://epaper.thehindu.com/> | Front > Page<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/01hdline.htm>| > National <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/02hdline.htm> | Tamil > Nadu<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/23hdline.htm>| Andhra > Pradesh <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/21hdline.htm> | > Karnataka<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/22hdline.htm>| > Kerala <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/25hdline.htm> | New > Delhi<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/24hdline.htm>| Other > States <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/14hdline.htm> | > International<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/03hdline.htm>| > Opinion <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/05hdline.htm> | > Business<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/06hdline.htm>| > Sport <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/07hdline.htm> | > Miscellaneous<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/10hdline.htm>| > Engagements <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/26hdline.htm> | > Advts: Retail Plus <http://www.thehinduretailplus.com/> | > Classifieds<http://www.thehinduclassifieds.com/>| > Jobs <http://www.thehindujobs.com/> | > Obituary<http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/16hdline.htm>| > > Kerala <http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/25hdline.htm> - Pathanamthitta > [image: > Printer Friendly > Page]<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008080851750300.\ htm & date=2008/08/08/ & prd=th & > > [image: Send this Article to a > Friend]<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/pgemail.pl?date=2008/08/08/ & p\ rd=th & > > > * Annual cattle race abandoned * > Staff Reporter * Animal lovers had been opposing the event citing cruelty * > ------------------------------ > * > > Collector says administration complying with court orders > > SPCA says it is a victory for animal lovers > * > ------------------------------ > > > * No starting point: Training sessions like these were a common sight at > Anandappally near Adoor. * > > PATHANAMTHITTA: The Anandappally Karshaka Samiti which organises the > Maramadi festival at Anandappaly, near Adoor, has abandoned the 59th annual > cattle race scheduled for August 15 following objection from animal lovers. > > Talking to *The Hindu*, samiti secretary V.K. Stanley said the decision was > taken after an official meeting convened by District Collector P.C. > Sanalkumar at the Collectorate on Thursday. The cattle issue was taken up by > the Honorary Animal Welfare Officer appointed by the Animal Welfare Board of > India, A.G. Babu, as an act involving cruelty to animals. > > The Collector had directed the Revenue Divisional Officer at Adoor, N. > Mahesan, to ensure that the organisers of the Maramadi festival strictly > complied with the rules and regulations passed by Parliament for conducting > events involving performance of animals for public entertainment. > > Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, MLA; Ajitha Suresh, Adoor municipal > chairperson; N. Mahesan, Adoor RDO; P.K. Jayasree, Thiruvalla RDO; Thomas > Francis, Mr. Stanley, Anandappally Surendran and Binu K. Mathew, Karshaka > Samiti leaders, attended the meeting. > > The MLA and samiti leaders strongly opposed the allegations of cruelty > levelled by the Idukki unit of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to > Animals (SPCA) against the Maramadi festival. They claimed that the race > oxen could not be taken as performing animals. > > The MLA even threatened to stage a satyagraha, if the district authority > denied permission for the annual event that had been taking place at > Anandappally for the last five decades. > > The Collector said the District Magistrate had not yet banned the event. > Instead, the authority had directed the RDO to ensure its conduct as per the > prevailing norms prescribed for the same. > > Mr. Sanalkumar said both the Supreme Court and the Kerala High Court had > unambiguously issued definite guidelines for performing animals at a public > function and the administration was bound to comply with the court orders. > > The samiti leaders alleged that the SPCA in Pathanamthitta had never opposed > the cattle race. Instead, the SPCA office-bearers in the district had been > supporting or rather encouraging the cattle race all these years, Mr. > Stanley said. > > He said the SPCA could have informed the organisers in advance on the legal > aspects involved in the issue so that the organisers could promptly obtain > the mandatory certificates for conducting the event from the Animal Welfare > Board of India. > > According to him, there is " little option left before the organisers at this > eleventh hour other than abandoning the event this year, leaving much > disappointment to the cattle race lovers in this part of the State. " > > A.G. Babu, secretary of Idukki SPCA, said the samiti decision to drop the > cattle race was, in effect, the third victory for animal lovers in a series > in their fight against cattle race. Earlier, the court had banned the cattle > race at Thodupuzha in Idukki and Kakkoor in Ernakulam, following opposition > from animal lovers, he added. > * * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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