Uttarakhand Animal Welfare Board and People for Animals Uttarakhand conducted an animal welfare laws training session at the Uttarakhand Police Training Academy at Narendranagar, Tehri on Sunday.
The training was aimed at raising awareness about animal welfare laws with special focus on cattle smuggling which is becoming increasingly rampant in the State. Since it has been established that cattle smuggling is one of the major sources of terror funding, the need to implement the provisions of the Uttarakhand Cow and its Progeny Protection Act 2007. The provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 were explained by Dr Ashutosh Joshi of the Uttarakhand Animal Welfare Board and Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry Department and Gauri Maulekhi, Co-opted Member AWBI and member secretary, PFA Uttarakhand.
The use of day to day examples made the session interactive for the new police recruits. Additionally some provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 were discussed and the involvement of the police personnel in mitigating man animal conflict was also discussed. It has been requested by PFA Uttarakhand that such training sessions be made a regular feature so that the department is sensitised and updated on laws that protect the environment and the animals.