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Arjun.A.R 2009/10/14

Subject:Elephant Polo

 

 

Friends,

 

This miserable excuse for sport went off in our nation's capital over the

weekend, attended by some self claimed celebrities. You can read more about

it on this link, it also appeared in the Times.

 

http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5115851.cms

 

Apparently they chose this event to unveil the Rajmata Gayatri Devi trophy

for polo. Devraj Singh and Lalitya who attended and perhaps participated in

the event are the late Rajmata's grandchildren.

 

The Rajmata (RIP) was a patron of the Elephant Family, an organisation

dedicated to welfare of captive elephants and was closely associated with

Help in Suffering (HIS) another organisation that worked for the welfare of

captive elephants in Jaipur. She would be turning in her grave watching her

own kin promoting this idiotic sport, especially since they used captive

elephants from Jaipur for this event. I dread to think how they must have

been transported from Jaipur to Manesar.

 

I understand that a letter has gone to AWBI on this issue. What will it's

stance be? And what is the legal angle on this? Surely the AWBI is looking

to minimise the use of elephants in the captive fora. But here we have the

Elephant Polo Association talking of promoting this 'sport'.

 

May we have a legal opinion here following which we can figureout what

further action can be taken?

 

thanks and regards

 

Arjun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nilesh Bhanage

+91 9920777536

www.pawsasia.org

www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HigxbMqfh0

 

 

 

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Dear Nilesh, Azam, Pablo and everyone,

This is a

regrettable development, all the more unfortunate, because those in

positions of influence in Delhi leading the animal welfare movement, stayed

silent after the whistle had been blown. I alerted Raj Panjwani the day I

received information that this match was going to take place.

I do not think it is the onus of individual activists to continue this

campaign in the face of indifference from the most well known animal welfare

organisations in India, especially in Delhi. And we all know who these

individuals are. I did talk to some representatives of some organisations

the day before this match took place and I cannot say the response was

encouraging or proactive.

Thanks for doing your bit. I have talked to some more people to contact the

organisers directly about this to explore the legal ownership of these

animals. Let us see if something comes out of this. If the elephants were

moved from Rajasthan to Delhi, the Chief Wiildlife Wardens of both the

states must have known about it in advance.

Best wishes and kind regards,

 

 

 

 

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Nilesh <nilesh wrote:

 

>

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> Arjun.A.R 2009/10/14

> Subject:Elephant Polo

>

> Friends,

>

> This miserable excuse for sport went off in our nation's capital over the

> weekend, attended by some self claimed celebrities. You can read more about

> it on this link, it also appeared in the Times.

>

> http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5115851.cms

>

> Apparently they chose this event to unveil the Rajmata Gayatri Devi trophy

> for polo. Devraj Singh and Lalitya who attended and perhaps participated in

> the event are the late Rajmata's grandchildren.

>

> The Rajmata (RIP) was a patron of the Elephant Family, an organisation

> dedicated to welfare of captive elephants and was closely associated with

> Help in Suffering (HIS) another organisation that worked for the welfare of

> captive elephants in Jaipur. She would be turning in her grave watching her

> own kin promoting this idiotic sport, especially since they used captive

> elephants from Jaipur for this event. I dread to think how they must have

> been transported from Jaipur to Manesar.

>

> I understand that a letter has gone to AWBI on this issue. What will it's

> stance be? And what is the legal angle on this? Surely the AWBI is looking

> to minimise the use of elephants in the captive fora. But here we have the

> Elephant Polo Association talking of promoting this 'sport'.

>

> May we have a legal opinion here following which we can figureout what

> further action can be taken?

>

> thanks and regards

>

> Arjun

>

> --

> Nilesh Bhanage

> +91 9920777536

> www.pawsasia.org

> www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts

> www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HigxbMqfh0

>

>

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