Society cannot remain a passive audience to cruelty: Maneka Gandhi
In a candid conversation that spans 5 decades of advocacy, Maneka Gandhi emerges as India’s foremost champion for animal rights, reflecting on the battles fought from within.
In a candid conversation that spans 5 decades of advocacy, Maneka Gandhi emerges as India’s foremost champion for animal rights, reflecting on the battles fought from within.
The former Union minister was addressing the media while announcing the first edition of CineKind, a collaboration between the Film Federation of India (FFI) and People for Animals (PFA), to honour acts of kindness and humane storytelling in Indian cinema.
Speaking with a news agency, Gandhi said, “I am very happy with the Supreme Court’s new decision because the earlier order was not feasible to implement. Capturing all dogs and relocating them elsewhere is simply impossible.”
She said the move was impractical and counterproductive, warning that relocating dogs to shelters would worsen the problem as canines from neighbouring states, drawn by the abundance of food, would migrate to the capital and swell the stray population.
Gandhi called on Lt Governor Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra retired at Leh and stressed for providing proper shelter for the camels.
Why not see the world through a new lens and realise that all of us are the same? It will make it easier for you not to make them suffer, or tolerate people and decisions that make them suffer.
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world. Their ability to carry and spread the disease to humans causes millions of deaths every year
There are problems facing the Asiatic lions too, and since Mr Narendra Modi has been re-elected the Prime Minister he would do well to review the previous, highly parochial objection to establishing a second home, outside Gujarat, for the Gir lions.
Many big names were doing the rounds for the post including that of Union Minister Maneka Gandhi.
When we started Rugmark and cleaned up child labour, it had an impact on so many industries that used child labour. It is time for Ethical Wool to become a reality.
