Why do our government machinery start coming into action once an emergency occurs? Why don't they make provisions much before so that emergencies do not arise.
Just few days back first year students of an engeneering college in the state of Chattisgargh were tossing a small puppy as a football.
On 2nd February a new incident of dog cruelty has occurred in Siliguri (in the state of West Bengal) where a minor has thrown a small dog Hira as if he is smashing a football to the ground. Watch the video to see how the minor is enjoying and getting thrill out of this fun sport:
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For the young kids whether it be college going students or school going torturing dogs and young puppies is a fun sport. They just have no idea that this is cruelty. That the animal feels pain just like they do and that their are legal punishments for this.
Is it really their fault that they are indulging into such cruel fun sport?
The real culprit is the govt machinery, the parents and the teachers.
While students in schools and colleges are taught wildlife act in which they are taught not to kill wild animals living in the forests and killing them is an offence but God knows why they are not taught Preventionn of cruelty to animals act 1960. The laws under this act are largely for community animals and dog laws are a part of it.
Studying this act would have been more beneficial for our young students but unfortunately they are studying those acts which they may not ever apply in their lives.
There is an urgent need to incorporate prevention of cruelty to animals act in both schools and colleges syllabus.
Another problem is the growing stray dog population in schools and colleges.
There are many stray dogs living within the compound of educational institutions. There are hardly any colleges who have officially recognised those dogs as their own and take good care of them. The dogs often die due to starvation, illnesses or accidents. They survive on garbage, canteen leftovers and sometimes on the mercy of few students or staff who out of pity give them bread, chapptis and biscuits. But mostly they are shooed away and beaten by the guards. Just a few days back students of Punjab University had asked for help for a small puppy who is dying of dehydration.
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If this is the situation of educational institutions of India then we can well imagine what it must be like in other places.
There are a few colleges especially in Delhi where some staff and students voluntarily are taking care of the dogs but they hardly get any support from the administration. There is a problem of sustainability in such institutions .
There are colleges and schools where there are people who want to take care of them but the administration is dead against them. And they don't have the courage to go against them.
It's high time the Animal Welfare Board of India made a guideline for stray dog management in educational institutions.
They have already lost a lot of time in coming out with a guideline and any further delay will only aggravate the situation and bring man dog conflict in educational institutions.