Wildlife lovers group" SAVE " NGO of Aligarh urged devotees of Lord Krishna not to use peacock feathers for decoration in this Janmashtmi. The feather of national birds is widely used during the festival for decoration purpose. However, Wild lovers have appealed those devotees instead of buying peacock feathers every years to add ambience and appeal to the decor, should preserve the same and use it, as and when required.
Traders are also using the images of lord Krishna which symbolizes love towards animals and restrict the purchase of peacock feathers.The demand of peacock feather already rises by leaps and bounds during the festive seasons.The huge demand for peacock feather endangers the existence of national bird.
Dr Shilpi Gupta office bearer of" Save" N G O revealed that price of peacock feather has already escalated by 200%. They expressed fear that rise in demand will lead to illegal smuggling of feather. To protect the national bird from extinction, it is the duty of every resident to ensure effective preservation of feather and use it according. Aligarh traders are not behind, in this noble cause this Janmashtmi a group of traders are on a special drive to save the national bird- peacock.
Selling decorative items for Janmastmi is a whole time job for Ram pal singh since 15 years and he travels across four states to purchase the best and attractive items for decoration. This year he decided not to sell peacock feathers so as to save our national bird. He said peacock is our national bird so it is our moral duty to save it. So we have decided not to sell peacock feathers in this Janmashtmi and traders appealed to all citizen of Aligarh not to use peacock feathers for decoration in the interest of the country heritage.