Don't we need a police for animal to safegaurd the poor and helpless animals against cruelty and ensuring their well being?write about the same ,supporting your views with at least one case study
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Police For Animals
Edward Freeman has rightly said, “The awful wrongs and sufferings forced upon the innocent, helpless, faithful animal race form the blackest chapter in the whole world's history." God created all life forms with equal care and love. As man loves freedom, so do all forms of animals. Man uses animals for his pleasure, entertainment and convenience. This is man’s cruelty to animals! Have animals ever encroached into man’s world and hunted him? Has any animal ever encaged any man? If man were treated with the same cruelty, how would he feel? Certainly, he would feel the pain, hurt, suffering, and torture if being in the cage?
Animals are equally precious and should equally share God’s earth and should not be caged at all. They should be in the wilderness with their families. Animals should live in their natural habitat and be allowed to roam freely because animals’ natural instincts will vanish if they are caged in zoos. Also, some animals are forced to live in climates that they are not accustomed to and this is cruel. For example, the elephant is accustomed to live in tropical climates but is forced to live in zoos in cold countries like Canada.
Animals feel pain and pleasure, and have emotions. Those who have kept pets in their life know animals feel pain and pleasure. Have you ever seen a pet dog’s joy when he sees his master returning home after a day’s work? Have you ever seen a pet’s sadness when its master is separated from it for a long time? There are many real life incidents in all parts of the world that are touching examples of animals’ understanding and care towards human beings. Some famous books such as ‘The Jungle Book’, ‘The War Horse’, and certain movies such as ‘The Eight Below’, ‘War Horse’, ‘Jungle Book’, etc. endorse the argument that animals are not only emotional, they are intelligent also.
We must treat them with respect. We must not subject them to pain, separation from their habitat or natural environment. We must stop exploiting and killing them for fun and food. Besides, it is not morally and ethically right to deprive someone of the right of living in their own home. Forests and their other habitats are the natural home of animals. We must let them live there. We must follow the precept of ‘Live and let live others’ conscientiously. Being the most intelligent animal, it is man’s responsibility to take care of the less endowed animals.
However, the bitter truth is man is apathetic and indifferent to animals, their needs and welfare. Every other day we can see the mangled bodies of dogs, cats, buffaloes, mules, etc. on the roads. These poor animals don’t have any habitats left unto them because of man’s urbanization. They are forced to live among men; but they are not being treated respectfully by man.
The brighter side is the India Constitution has provision for animals’ rights and protection. According to the Constitution of India: “It is the fundamental duty of every citizen of India to have compassion for all living creatures. Article 51A (g).” There is another law that says, “To kill or maim any animal, including stray animals, is a punishable offence. IPC Sections 428 and 429.”
Very few people seem to be aware of it. These laws can be taken support of to protect animal rights. People who treat animals cruelly can be complained against! There are many other animal specific laws that protect animals. Some of the famous Animals Welfare Organizations such as Plants and Animals Welfare Society, Animal Welfare Board of India, The Blue Cross of Hyderabad, Blue Cross of India, Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals, etc. should launch a campaign to compel the Indian Government to pass law to provide police for animals’ rights. There should be animals’ courts. Anyone found guilty of violating animals’ rights must be prosecuted and sentenced with appropriate punishment. The animals’ police is the urgent requirement to stop cruelty against animals.