Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/september/119543.htm Safety issues dog Ekta's animal welfare By: Priyanka Jain September 25, 2005 -- While Ekta Kapoor and her friends mean well in sterilising dogs from their area, an animal activist complains that they are not meeting safety norms. There are plastic sheets and loose wires lying around which could prove hazardous if there is even a single spark About 50-60 stray dogs in the Sankraman Studios area (rented from Aarey Colony) are being sterilized for the first time by a studio, which sounds like a very welcome decision. In fact they have gone ahead and operated about seven-eight dogs already that were then put in cages for about 15 days. However animal activists say they have overlooked safety measures. Safety concern One animal activist Bhavin Gattani said, “I visited the area where a large set of wood has been constructed. This is covered by plastic to prevent rainwater from coming in. In this set, there are about 5 cages in which 10 dogs can be put. On one side there is live electric wiring on the floor for 3 fans and 2 bulbs (one of which is not working) along with 3-4 broken cages made of wood dumped on one side.” Gattani refers to the Russian Circus tragedy, where animals died as the pandal was covered with plastic and not cloth. “The fire spread quickly as the plastic must have stuck to the animals’ bodies and charred them to death. At Sankraman Studio, even if there is a slight spark it will cause a huge fire. Also there is no water storage arrangement to douse the fire if anything happens,” he added. High Court rules flouted Some activists are also questioning the sterilisation of the dogs here as “according to the October 98 guidelines of the Bombay high court, only five Mumbai NGOs (Ahimsa, In Defense of Animals, Welfare of Stray Dogs, AAIWA, and SPCA) have been given permission to sterilise and operate stray dogs in coordination with the BMC. Hence it is illegal and against the High Court order to operate stray dogs by anyone else unless it is in affiliation with any of these NGOs,” Atul Shah, Convener of Monitoring Committee of Sterilizing Dogs formed by the High Court said. “Operating stray dogs in a wooden tent is dangerous and not safe. There are high chances of infection. Also in the Aarey area, there is a huge problem of mosquitoes. The caged dogs may be bitten and get some disease because of that. It is good that Balaji has come up with such an initiative but half knowledge is a very dangerous thing. They need to consult an expert in the area to continue the effort,” Shah added. Innocent initiative “This is the first time such an initiative has been taken by a television studio. There are many dogs in this area and when they give birth to puppies a lot of them die under cars at night. So all of us actors took the initiative and got doctors to sterilise these dogs and protect them against diseases. Please don’t stop the good work being done,” veteran actor and animal lover Anju Mahendru who is a regular at these sets said. “Gattani had approached us to help in the effort but we refused because we did not need any,” she added. “The idea was conceived by Ekta Kapoor and our MD Chetan Gupta got written permission from Animal Welfare India in Chennai in August,” Shahid Parvez, Manager of Sankraman Studios said. Activist Sadhana Rao from Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai confirmed this. “Since then we have started operations here. This land is rented from Aarey so we cannot have concrete constructions. All sets are made of wood as they are easily dismountable. We have two electricians working 24 hours to ensure safety and prevent untoward incidents. Also, we have two dedicated boys for the dogs who work round the clock to feed them and ensure their safety. I personally get a report every hour about the dogs from them,” Parvez added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Dear All, PAWS just now rescued 3 poor monkeys from Bombay City which are employed for begging. Now they are hospitalised in our ThaneSPCA animal hospital. Now will do the HIV & TB test for the safety then we will hand them over to Borivli National Park for further rehabilitation. Regards, Nilesh PAWS On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 Ghosh wrote : >http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/september/119543.htm >Safety issues dog Ekta's animal welfare > By: Priyanka Jain > September 25, 2005 >-\ - > > > >While Ekta Kapoor and her friends mean well in sterilising dogs from their area, an animal activist complains that they are not meeting safety norms. There are plastic sheets and loose wires lying around which could prove hazardous if there is even a single spark >About 50-60 stray dogs in the Sankraman Studios area (rented from Aarey Colony) are being sterilized for the first time by a studio, which sounds like a very welcome decision. > >In fact they have gone ahead and operated about seven-eight dogs already that were then put in cages for about 15 days. However animal activists say they have overlooked safety measures. > >Safety concern > >One animal activist Bhavin Gattani said, “I visited the area where a large set of wood has been constructed. This is covered by plastic to prevent rainwater from coming in. In this set, there are about 5 cages in which 10 dogs can be put. > >On one side there is live electric wiring on the floor for 3 fans and 2 bulbs (one of which is not working) along with 3-4 broken cages made of wood dumped on one side.” Gattani refers to the Russian Circus tragedy, where animals died as the pandal was covered with plastic and not cloth. > >“The fire spread quickly as the plastic must have stuck to the animals’ bodies and charred them to death. At Sankraman Studio, even if there is a slight spark it will cause a huge fire. Also there is no water storage arrangement to douse the fire if anything happens,” he added. > >High Court rules flouted > >Some activists are also questioning the sterilisation of the dogs here as “according to the October 98 guidelines of the Bombay high court, only five Mumbai NGOs (Ahimsa, In Defense of Animals, Welfare of Stray Dogs, AAIWA, and SPCA) have been given permission to sterilise and operate stray dogs in coordination with the BMC. > >Hence it is illegal and against the High Court order to operate stray dogs by anyone else unless it is in affiliation with any of these NGOs,” Atul Shah, Convener of Monitoring Committee of Sterilizing Dogs formed by the High Court said. > >“Operating stray dogs in a wooden tent is dangerous and not safe. There are high chances of infection. Also in the Aarey area, there is a huge problem of mosquitoes. > >The caged dogs may be bitten and get some disease because of that. It is good that Balaji has come up with such an initiative but half knowledge is a very dangerous thing. They need to consult an expert in the area to continue the effort,” Shah added. > >Innocent initiative > >“This is the first time such an initiative has been taken by a television studio. There are many dogs in this area and when they give birth to puppies a lot of them die under cars at night. So all of us actors took the initiative and got doctors to sterilise these dogs and protect them against diseases. > >Please don’t stop the good work being done,” veteran actor and animal lover Anju Mahendru who is a regular at these sets said. “Gattani had approached us to help in the effort but we refused because we did not need any,” she added. > >“The idea was conceived by Ekta Kapoor and our MD Chetan Gupta got written permission from Animal Welfare India in Chennai in August,” Shahid Parvez, Manager of Sankraman Studios said. Activist Sadhana Rao from Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai confirmed this. > >“Since then we have started operations here. This land is rented from Aarey so we cannot have concrete constructions. All sets are made of wood as they are easily dismountable. > >We have two electricians working 24 hours to ensure safety and prevent untoward incidents. Also, we have two dedicated boys for the dogs who work round the clock to feed them and ensure their safety. I personally get a report every hour about the dogs from them,” Parvez added. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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