Rally for animals on 24/04/2010 in New Delhi : please join and add your voice

[Guest guest]

Thanks to Mr Hiranmay Karlekar for initiating this. Noted journalists Mr

Chandan Mitra and Mr M J Akbar are likely to address the gathering. Thank

you also to Vasudha for drafting the invitation.

 

Invite:

Come and participate in

“United for Animals”A Rally at Jantar Mantar on 24th April, 2010 at 4.30 pm

 

Dear friend of the animals,

 

The world owes a lot to the observation of the German-born sociologist,

philosopher and musicologist, Theodor Adorno, “Auschwitz begins wherever

someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: they’re only animals”. Charles

Patterson, who quotes Adorno is his pathbreaking work, Eternal Treblinka:

Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust, shows how cruelty to animals has

provided the model for cruelty to humans. Yet, animals continue to be most

horribly treated the world over, including India. The silver-lining lies in

the emergence of animal rights movement as a global force to reckon with. In

India, it is beginning to make its presence in some parts though it still

has a long, long way to go.

 

Thus, to mark a celebration of the progress made by the animal rights

movement in the country as well as a reminder that an enormous amount

remains to be done, a rally, called

“United for Animals”

is being held at

Jantar Mantar, New Delhi,

at 4.30 p.m

on Saturday, April 24, 2010.

 

It will, besides, focus on four specific issues:

 

The need to give a massive, countrywide boost to the canine birth control

programme--the only effective method of sharply reducing the presence of

stray dogs in streets and public places, and the provision of enough funds

for expanding infrastructure, training personnel and meeting all other

expenses connected with the programme;.

 

The need for strong and effective action against illegal slaughter houses;

 

The need for strict implementation of Cattle/Livestock Transport Rules; and

 

The prevention of atrocities on street animals and the promotion of the

emerging trend toward people taking to feeding and/or caring for them.

 

These are important issues and one hopes that the rally will be instrumental

to launching a movement that would take rapid strides toward addressing

theses.

 

Come forward to join us on the 24th April, 2010 at Jantar Mantar at 4.30pm

It’s a Saturday!

 

So, please assemble there on time.

This is our chance to show and voice our support for the animals.

 

Please forward this far and wide to all like-minded friends, colleagues,

family and bring or drag them along…the more the merrier.

 

Looking forward to seeing you there.

 

Regards,

Coordination Committee in Defence of Animals

 

 

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Vasudha Mehta

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