180 Schedule I Turtles seized in Haridwar - 3 Arrested

The Haridwar Forest Division of Uttarakhand Forest Department today seized 180 schedule 1 turtles in a joint operation with the Wildlife Protection Society of India under the guidance of Mr.Jairaj, Additional PCCF, Uttarakhand, who is in charge of implementation of Prevention of cruelty to Animals Act. Three persons have been arrested, out of which two are aquarium shop owners. The different species seized were Indian Tent turtle, Brown roof turtle, Indian Roof turtle and Spotted pond Turtle. These turtles were brought by the poacher from Shajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh for sale in aquarium shops in Haridwar. This poacher has been involved for a long time in illegal trade of live turtles and also crocodile babies likely for aquariums abroad. The trader was contacted for a trade deal after which he was caught at Jwalapur railway station. His statements further led to raids in shops nearby to get more material.

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.