I thought I would post this picture from the DNA of 5th April 2010, for all of you to see on this particular day. This is why we need to be reminded to pause once in a while and wonder just how these things can happen in our country that has some of the best laws in the world for the protection of animals.The mis-matched pair in front seems to be leading the other two. Why on earth has such a slender animal been attached by a yoke to a mature bull that is twice it's size? One can hardly imagine what it is going through. This took place in Pune, where the summer temperature this year has been in the 40s. This is a normal 'festivity' that takes place in rural Maharashtra between the farming seasons. Dehydrated, exhausted and frantic from the goading and chaotic atmosphere, these animals go through tremendous suffering.
These are special animals in India; they are our working bulls. They are worked hard all through their lives, and then most of them are sent to the slaughter house. So forcing them to race when farming activity has come to an end for the year, simply for the entertainment of the public, is nothing short of the worst cruelty.
As this particular race was described as part of the State level races, you can write to our Chief Minister, Shri Ashok Chavan and suggest that these races be banned as all animals in India are protected against all types of cruelty in the Constitution of India itself.
His email : chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in
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