A team of the International Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA in India along with the activist of the People for Animals (PFA) Haryana led by Naresh Kadyan visited Jammu, Katra and holy cave shrine of Maa Vaishno Devi to investigate the cruel / ill treatment with the Ponies over there, team found very cruel treatment with these poor animals for individual profit for personnel gain and animal suffered a lot. Naresh Kadyan taken up this matter with the Chief Minister and Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir along with the local administration.
The District Magistrate, Katra responded to the complaint lodged by Naresh Kadyan as given below:-

From:
Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Subject:
To:  kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com


Sub:- Complaints.



Sir,



We are in receipt of your E-Mail dated 06-07-2009 with regard to Cruel/ ill-treatment being meted out to the ponies. In this behalf, it is intimated that the issue raised by you stands referred to the concerned quarters for enquiry and appropriate corrective/punitive action on priority.





“May Mata Vaishno Devi ji bless all of us”

As per section 3, 11 and 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 - cruel treatment with the animals is a non-cognizable crime in legal terms with minor punishment for rest of India except Jammu and Kashmir but as per Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1990 also protect these animals from un-necessary pain and sufferings but the punishment defined very minor for the violation of the said act.
The International Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA in India in the opinion that 370 provisions are the political compulsions then why animal suffered due to 370 special status for the state, People for Animals (PFA) Haryana raised this issue under the right to information act, 2005 with the Speaker Lok Sabha but no attention given to resolve the issue yet by the central, J&K Govt. as well.
Links in support to the issue raised by Naresh Kadyan:
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 - http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/awbi/awbi01.html.
Prevention of Cruelty 5 to Animals (Transport of Animals on Foot) Rules, 2001 - http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/awbi/awbi15.html
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Registration of Cattle Premises) Rules, 1978 - http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/awbi/awbi09.html.
Transport of Animals, Rules, 1978 - http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/awbi/awbi07.html.
Transport of Animals (Amendment) Rules, 2001 - http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/awbi/awbi16.html.
Animal related legislation enforced in rest of India except J&K - http://www.envfor.nic.in/legis/animal_welfare.htm.
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ACT,1990 - http://india.gov.in/allimpfrms/allacts/2185.pdf
Other forum:
- http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/animal-cruelty-with-poonies-in-jampk-c225530.html.
- http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/1187862.
Open letter for the Chief Minister of J&K - http://www.indymedia.org/en/2009/07/926489.shtml

नरेश कादियान,
अध्यक्ष,पीपल्स फॉर एनिमल हरियाणा,
Naresh Kadyan,
अंतरराष्ट्रीय पशु रक्षा संगठन के भारतीय प्रतिनिधि
Representative of the International Organization for Animal Protection in India,
- http://www.oipa.org/oipa/news/oipaindia.html
- http://www.oipa.org/oipaindia.html
- http://www.oipa.org/OIPA%20INDIA/hunting.html,
Chairman - PFA Haryana
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