Puppy Mills Shows Angers Today Against Maneka Gandhi PFA
Naresh Kadyan, Representative of OIPA in India | 31.08.2008 15:57
Regarding the demonstration against PFA by some influential traders and breeders of pets and pet shop owners who sell exotic animals like North American snakes etc
& they have no animal breeding rules to govern the breeding of animals for sale. (Only lately some meetings are being held to frame dog breeding rules. Thats in process now, no final rules have been devised.), While animal breeders are required to be licensed, there are no checks and there is no authority that is responsible for seeing the condition of the animals being bred,where they are kept, how often the animals are being bred and what happens to the animals when they are past breeding age said Ms. Sanya Ghosh here in Delhi. There is a lacuna in the law that allows pet shop proprietors to import species of wildlife , like exotic North America snakes, and sell them in India. Once in the country, they are not protected by the Wildlife Act or any Act for that matter except the Section 11 of the PCA Act, 1960 & It is unethical to breed and traffic in animals for the purpose of commerce, Such pet shop owners , who have enjoyed full freedom to conduct their trading in animals, enjoy the patronage of influential persons like the CM and her son. Instead she, the CM should have framed rules to govern the business of trading in animals Mandheer Maan of PFA Haryana said, he further told that thus it is ironic and foolish on the part of the pet shop owners to now present themselves as 'animal lovers' who try to promote 'compassion for animals' by selling pets.
& they have no animal breeding rules to govern the breeding of animals for sale. (Only lately some meetings are being held to frame dog breeding rules. Thats in process now, no final rules have been devised.), While animal breeders are required to be licensed, there are no checks and there is no authority that is responsible for seeing the condition of the animals being bred,where they are kept, how often the animals are being bred and what happens to the animals when they are past breeding age said Ms. Sanya Ghosh here in Delhi. There is a lacuna in the law that allows pet shop proprietors to import species of wildlife , like exotic North America snakes, and sell them in India. Once in the country, they are not protected by the Wildlife Act or any Act for that matter except the Section 11 of the PCA Act, 1960 & It is unethical to breed and traffic in animals for the purpose of commerce, Such pet shop owners , who have enjoyed full freedom to conduct their trading in animals, enjoy the patronage of influential persons like the CM and her son. Instead she, the CM should have framed rules to govern the business of trading in animals Mandheer Maan of PFA Haryana said, he further told that thus it is ironic and foolish on the part of the pet shop owners to now present themselves as 'animal lovers' who try to promote 'compassion for animals' by selling pets.
Friendicose-SECA, Wildlife SOS, Citizens for the Welfare and Protection of Animals (regd.) and International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA) and PFA Haryana strongly condemn the commercial breeding of exotic and companion animals by private persons. There is no kindness in trafficking in wildlife and continuously breeding animals for the purpose of profit. These NGO's surprised to know that some animal breeders and exotic animal traders have chosen fool the public by grouping under the banner of 'Pet Lovers Association' and calling themselves 'animal lovers' whose mission is to promote 'compassion towards animals' by breeding and selling animals.
TRADE IN EXOTIC SPECIES BY BREEDERS:
Breeders are creating a consumer market for endangered species by selling exotic species and this is against the spirit of international cooperation endorsed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) of which India is a member country. CITES is an international agreement between governments on trade in specimens of wild animals and plants. To implement it requires coordination between countries. India cannot demand cooperation from other countries to control trafficking in rhino horns and ivory products if some persons irresponsibly create a consumer market for the Brazilian macaw and North American snake varieties.
The situation is worsened by a complete absence of laws to protect and monitor imported exotic wildlife species imported by breeders. If released into local ecosystems by accident or design, such a biological invasion of non-native species (by predation, competition and spread of disease) can have a far reaching impact on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and development.
But trafficking in rare and exotic wildlife is big business in India! And it is being conducted in utter anarchy in a legal vacuum. Every year, hundreds of animals enter the exotic pet trade but no governmental authority will own the responsibility of tracking imported exotic animals and ascertaining whether they have been released into the local habitat.
WE BELIEVE THAT :
The only way to stop the proliferation of the exotic animal trade and the suffering in it causes is to stop the breeding, bartering, trading, and sale of exotic animals for personal profit and amusement, and to teach the public that wild animals belong in the wild, not in our homes
TRADE IN COMPANION ANIMALS BY BREEDERS:
There has been a proliferation of 'backyard breeders' in the NCT of Delhi of late. These persons do not care or know about genetics and bloodlines, do not properly screen potential buyers, raise the animals in poor conditions and practice irresponsible inbreeding as a result of which more and more cases of dogs with hip dyspepsia, epilepsy, respiratory ailments, kidney failure, umbilical hernias, heart murmurs, eye defects, hemophilia, problematic pregnancies, etc. are brought to veterinary clinics. These are a direct consequence of breeding brother to sister or parent to child.
We are appalled by the lack of responsibility taken by government officials in keeping a check on the inhumane conditions of commercial breeding kennels in Delhi. Such establishments are a disgrace to our community. While there are laws worldwide to check and control commercial breeding, there are no laws in current usage to keep a check on whether adequate care is being provided to animals bred for commerce by breeders and whether they are living in substandard living conditions in effort to increase profit.
WE THEREFORE DEMAND :
1. That breeders provide (a) breeding charts, (b) documentary proof on whether they have bred dogs that at least two years old, (c) proof whether a resting period has been maintained for bitches between litters, (d) whether they have been tested for any genetic health problems before the breeding, and (e) information on what happens to animals when they cannot breed anymore.
2. That checks be implemented by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi/Animal Welfare Division (Ministry of Environment and Forests) to ensure that breeders (a) compulsorily provide information on the health testing of most of the immediate relatives of the animals bred, (b) offer a guarantee against genetic health problems, (c) rationalize the prices of dogs and (d) provide authentic papers with animals sold by them.
3. That the Animal Welfare Division and the Wildlife authorities (a) take strict action against those breeders who import and breed exotic species of monkeys like marmosets, snakes, tortoises and fishes as pets, (b) immediately rectify the lacunae in the Wildlife Protection Act that allows such wildlife species exemption from seizure, (c) track such animals imported and provide proof to the public that such species have not been dispersed into the environment by the breeders by accident or design thus causing an unquantifiable disturbance to the ecology.
WE, THE SAID NGOs:
* oppose the mass breeding of animals for profit because of the suffering, exploitation and trauma of the animals involved. It is foolish that on the one hand the Municipal Corporation of Delhi sterilizes dogs and on the other hand allows the unchecked breeding to carry on without controls.
* believe that as a society we have domesticated the dog and the cat and in doing so now have a responsibility to treat them as domestic animals and not livestock.
* support the elimination of breeding establishments through enactment of new legislation, and public education to eliminate the market for such animals.
* oppose the deliberate capture and confinement, import and the breeding of wild or exotic animals as pets.
WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF PETS FROM ANIMAL SHELTERS. COMPASSION IS NOT A TRADE. DOMESTICATED ANIMALS ARE COMPANIONS NOT A COMMODITY TO BE SOLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROFIT BY BREEDERS.
EXOTIC ANIMALS ARE BEST LEFT IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
COMMERCIAL BREEDERS AND TRAFFICKERS OF EXOTIC ANIMALS MUST BE URGENTLY BROUGHT TO BOOK BY THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES AND DRASTIC CHECKS AND CONTROLS MUST BE PLACED ON THEM. BETTER STILL, SUCH FACILITIES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER.
TRADE IN EXOTIC SPECIES BY BREEDERS:
Breeders are creating a consumer market for endangered species by selling exotic species and this is against the spirit of international cooperation endorsed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) of which India is a member country. CITES is an international agreement between governments on trade in specimens of wild animals and plants. To implement it requires coordination between countries. India cannot demand cooperation from other countries to control trafficking in rhino horns and ivory products if some persons irresponsibly create a consumer market for the Brazilian macaw and North American snake varieties.
The situation is worsened by a complete absence of laws to protect and monitor imported exotic wildlife species imported by breeders. If released into local ecosystems by accident or design, such a biological invasion of non-native species (by predation, competition and spread of disease) can have a far reaching impact on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and development.
But trafficking in rare and exotic wildlife is big business in India! And it is being conducted in utter anarchy in a legal vacuum. Every year, hundreds of animals enter the exotic pet trade but no governmental authority will own the responsibility of tracking imported exotic animals and ascertaining whether they have been released into the local habitat.
WE BELIEVE THAT :
The only way to stop the proliferation of the exotic animal trade and the suffering in it causes is to stop the breeding, bartering, trading, and sale of exotic animals for personal profit and amusement, and to teach the public that wild animals belong in the wild, not in our homes
TRADE IN COMPANION ANIMALS BY BREEDERS:
There has been a proliferation of 'backyard breeders' in the NCT of Delhi of late. These persons do not care or know about genetics and bloodlines, do not properly screen potential buyers, raise the animals in poor conditions and practice irresponsible inbreeding as a result of which more and more cases of dogs with hip dyspepsia, epilepsy, respiratory ailments, kidney failure, umbilical hernias, heart murmurs, eye defects, hemophilia, problematic pregnancies, etc. are brought to veterinary clinics. These are a direct consequence of breeding brother to sister or parent to child.
We are appalled by the lack of responsibility taken by government officials in keeping a check on the inhumane conditions of commercial breeding kennels in Delhi. Such establishments are a disgrace to our community. While there are laws worldwide to check and control commercial breeding, there are no laws in current usage to keep a check on whether adequate care is being provided to animals bred for commerce by breeders and whether they are living in substandard living conditions in effort to increase profit.
WE THEREFORE DEMAND :
1. That breeders provide (a) breeding charts, (b) documentary proof on whether they have bred dogs that at least two years old, (c) proof whether a resting period has been maintained for bitches between litters, (d) whether they have been tested for any genetic health problems before the breeding, and (e) information on what happens to animals when they cannot breed anymore.
2. That checks be implemented by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi/Animal Welfare Division (Ministry of Environment and Forests) to ensure that breeders (a) compulsorily provide information on the health testing of most of the immediate relatives of the animals bred, (b) offer a guarantee against genetic health problems, (c) rationalize the prices of dogs and (d) provide authentic papers with animals sold by them.
3. That the Animal Welfare Division and the Wildlife authorities (a) take strict action against those breeders who import and breed exotic species of monkeys like marmosets, snakes, tortoises and fishes as pets, (b) immediately rectify the lacunae in the Wildlife Protection Act that allows such wildlife species exemption from seizure, (c) track such animals imported and provide proof to the public that such species have not been dispersed into the environment by the breeders by accident or design thus causing an unquantifiable disturbance to the ecology.
WE, THE SAID NGOs:
* oppose the mass breeding of animals for profit because of the suffering, exploitation and trauma of the animals involved. It is foolish that on the one hand the Municipal Corporation of Delhi sterilizes dogs and on the other hand allows the unchecked breeding to carry on without controls.
* believe that as a society we have domesticated the dog and the cat and in doing so now have a responsibility to treat them as domestic animals and not livestock.
* support the elimination of breeding establishments through enactment of new legislation, and public education to eliminate the market for such animals.
* oppose the deliberate capture and confinement, import and the breeding of wild or exotic animals as pets.
WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF PETS FROM ANIMAL SHELTERS. COMPASSION IS NOT A TRADE. DOMESTICATED ANIMALS ARE COMPANIONS NOT A COMMODITY TO BE SOLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROFIT BY BREEDERS.
EXOTIC ANIMALS ARE BEST LEFT IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
COMMERCIAL BREEDERS AND TRAFFICKERS OF EXOTIC ANIMALS MUST BE URGENTLY BROUGHT TO BOOK BY THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES AND DRASTIC CHECKS AND CONTROLS MUST BE PLACED ON THEM. BETTER STILL, SUCH FACILITIES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED ALL TOGETHER.
Naresh Kadyan, Representative of OIPA in India
e-mail:
kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com
Homepage:
http://www.pfaharyana.in & www.oipa.org