INDIA BANS CAPTIVE DOLPHIN SHOWS
AS "MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE"
AS "MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE"
http://ens-newswire.com - India's
Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to forbid the keeping
of captive dolphins for public entertainment anywhere in the country. In
a policy statement released last week, the ministry advised state
governments to reject any proposal to establish a dolphinarium "by any
person / persons, organizations, government agencies, private or public
enterprises that involves import, capture of cetacean species to
establish for commercial entertainment, private or public exhibition and
interaction purposes whatsoever."The statement issued by B.S. Bonal, the member secretary of the Central Zoo Authority of India, acknowledges that cetaceans in general do not survive well in captivity.
B.S.
Bonal says, "Confinement in captivity can seriously compromise the
welfare and survival of all types of cetaceans by altering their
behavior and causing extreme distress." Noting that India's national
aquatic animal, the Ganges River dolphin, as well as the Snubfin dolphin
are listed in Schedule-I and all cetacean species are listed in
Schedule II part I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the ministry
said it is important to protect them.The grassroots Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organization, FIAPO, was pleased with the decision. This group took the lead in campaigning to ban dolphinaria in India, meeting with key ministry officials and garnering local grassroots support.
WHAT DO THE VEDIC TEACHINGS TELL US?
There
are many ways in which animals are mistreated and also many ways which
our attitude can help them. Changing our eating habits, our way of
dressing, not attending performances which involve them, or not buying
products tested on animals are key actions to save their lives. But to
know what really happens to animals is necessary to have access to the
right information and discover that for them things are worse than we
thought: nor food animals are living outdoors on a farm neither zoos are
educational, nor circuses are fun for them, neither bullfighting is
culture, nor fur coats are elegant neither animal testing is
indispensable. Talk about animal rights is to work for a fairer world
with less suffering for all.Matajee Gargi Devi Dasi :
“Animal Rights and the Environment”
http://bhaktipedia.org/espanol/index.php?n=tesis.derechos_de_los_animales_y_medio_ambiente
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Published by dasavatara das - "Vedic Views on World News"
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