MATING COUPLES DELAY FLIGHTS IN NEWYORK

The flights at JFK Airport at Newyork were delayed for up to one and a half hours due to a mating spree of 78 diamond backed terrapins (a kind of turtle) on the runway. One of the pilot noticed the animals on the runway and immediately aborted his take off and informed the controls.

If the flights of New York can wait for so long for helping these animals out, why can't we even slow our vehicles for a second to allow any animal to cross the road?

For detailed news on the JFK flight delay, see the link below.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/turtle-brigade-delays-flights-at-jfk/

ANIMAL SACRIFICE IN RELIGIOUS PLACES ILLEGAL and not prescribed by any religion

Answer to question below

It is now clear that the practise of animal sacrifice in temples of Uttarakhand, India is ILLEGAL and an offence under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. This clarity has come after the Department of Culture, Uttarakhand has clearly specified that no religious documents mention or prescribe animal sacrifice. The Section 28 of the above act omits killing of animals as prescribed by religion from being an offence under the act. In this context, an application under the Right to Information Act 2005 was sent to the Department of Culture. Though the Public Information Officer denied the information at the first instance, the Appellate officer, Ms.Bina Bhatt, in her reply to the applicant Mr.Manoj Chandran, resident of Lintyura, Pithoragarh, wide letter no. 236/sa.ni.u./do-95(X)/2011-12 dated 21/6/2011, made it clear that animal sacrifice is not mentioned in any religious document or any other order. ( jahan tak prashn mandiron me pashubali dene ka he, to yah kisi dharmik granth athva kisi shaasanadesh mein ullekh nahin hai )

Hence from now on, we can say that Sec 28 of the act will not be applicable to animal sacrifice in temples and hence would be an offence.
Kindly spread the message to all forest and veterinary officials and the district administration and all temple authorities so that the law can be upheld and no offence be committed from now on.

Python road kill in National Park



Python after road kill dumped on a river bank

This is a photo of a Python which was killed by a tourist vehicle in a famous National Park. The authorities removed the carcass and threw it on a riverside, where you can see the maggots doing their work of decomposition. It is not clear what was the vehicle which could kill a big python, without the vehicle itself being upturned. Since I found it very late, there was no point in searching for the wheel tracks.



Maggots on the same dead python

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THINNEST ELEPHANT ON EARTH - STARVED AND CRUELLY OVERLOADED

This is the height of cruelty. This elephant in Bangkok Zoo is not only starved, but also overloaded with the seat and tourists sitting on it. Shouldn't we stop using elephants for tourism? Should humans show arrogance that they can rule the animal kingdom? BAN ELEPHANT RIDES

Cruelty to Wildlife - TIGER chained like a DOG

Tiger chained like a dog at Bangkok Zoo

I took this photo myself. So, it is not fake!

This tiger does not realise its strength as it is zoo bred. This is one of the many animals being treated so at Bangkok Zoo, Samutprakarn, Bangkok, Thailand.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in India even dictates minimum chain length for dogs! And this is the case elsewhere. For more of these photos, keep following this blog.

Himalayan palm Civet- road killed in Nainital

Himalayan Palm Civet - road kill at Khairna, Nainital

Another animal not allowed to cross the road. What is the big hurry, my dear driver? I just required another second to cross.

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Road kills - An accidental wildlife crime which can be avoided

Monitor lizard road kill on Sitabani road

How many animals do we kill due to our overspeed and negligence? These animals were there before we made roads. Allow them to cross first. This photo was taken in a highway through the forest near Corbett National Park, India. It is a monitor lizard (Veranus) not able to cross the road before getting hit by a vehicle, eventhough it was early in the morning and the traffic was very less. I will be posting more of these soon to show that these are not rare occurrences. Follow this blog for mor proof.