Animal Welfare and Society: Promoting Respect and Justice
Animals have always held a special place in Indian culture. However, with urbanization and human greed, they are often exploited and mistreated. Good animal welfare involves ensuring health, comfort, nutrition, and safety, while preventing suffering. Various examples highlight the need for enhanced protection of animals in different sectors such as entertainment and research. Efforts by NGOs, government, and educational programs aim to raise awareness and promote better treatment of animals.
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ANIMAL WELFARE(CLASS-1) Dr. Ranveer Kumar Sinha Assistant Professor cum Junior Scientist E-mail: ranveervet@rediffmail.com Department of Veterinary Medicine Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800 014 (BASU, Patna)
INTRODUCTION As per the Indian tradition and culture, animals always had respect and a special place in society. Hindu God or Goddess is seen with an animal With population urbanization and catching up, animals are easy prey for human greed and prime candidates for exploitation. explosion, consumerism
Definition An animal is in a good state of welfare if (as indicated by scientific evidence) it is healthy, comfortable, well nourished, safe, able to express innate behaviour, and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear, and distress. Good animal welfare requires disease prevention and veterinary treatment, appropriate shelter, management, nutrition, humane handling and humane slaughter. Protecting an animal's welfare means providing for its physical and mental needs and when necessary, humane euthanasia.
Example Calves are kept hungry and emaciated. Rhesus monkeys and Dancing Bears performing on the streets. Animals performing in the circuses Research on animals With tremendous pressure from animal welfare groups in the developed countries, companies are bringing their research work to India, where the laws are not strict and they can get away with just about anything.
Control NGOs also treat the sick, injured animals or house the abandon animals(e.g. PETA) The Government of India is trying to encourage setting up of an SPCA in each District of the country Adv. of television. Awareness about animal issues and environment is spreading among youngsters watching channels like Animal Planet, National Geographic and Discovery. Organize the animal welfare and awareness programs in schools, collages, and socials groups which is playing very effective role in bringing wider vision for animal issues among the adult and children.
