Guj HC orders formation of district-wise society to prevent animal cruelty
Updated: Jul 19th, 2024
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The Gujarat High Court emphasised that it is the government’s duty to form a separate society or organisation to prevent cruelty to animals in every district of the state.
In a hearing of a PIL filed in the high court regarding the use of glue traps to kill rodents despite the ban, the HC expressed displeasure with the government’s attitude and insensitivity towards such creatures.
The High Court expressed dissatisfaction with the government's affidavit and sought a new affidavit with detailed information.
The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi criticised the state government saying that it is shuffling blame on the centre.
It was revealed that even though a ban was imposed on the use of glue traps for catching and trapping animals like rats and other rodents, instead of implementing it, the state government shifted the responsibility to the central government.
The High Court demanded detailed information from the state government in this case and adjourned the hearing to August 9th.
Which states have banned glue traps?
The governments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal have issued similar circulars directing action against and imposing prohibitions on these cruel traps.
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