HC on Animal Cruelty: Kerala High Court To Formulate Guidelines on Parading Elephants for Festivals and Social Functions, Says 'Thank God the Blue Whale Is Not on Land'
The division bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P expressed deep concern over the extreme cruelty inflicted on elephants during parades and called for a stop on such practices. The state's top court further said that the Blue Whale would have met a fate similar to that of elephants if it lived on land.
On Friday, October 26, the Kerala High Court said that it will frame guidelines to protect elephants from being exploited during events such as parades during temple festivals and other social functions until the official rules are implemented to address the issue. The division bench of Justice AK Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P expressed deep concern over the extreme cruelty inflicted on elephants during parades and called for a stop on such practices. The state's top court further said that the Blue Whale would have met a fate similar to that of elephants if it lived on land. "It is man’s ego that he parades the idol of his Lord on top of the land's largest animal. Thank God the Blue Whale is not on land; otherwise, we would have paraded that also and elephants would have been out. This is not a custom; ithokke verum vasshi aanu (this is only ego)," Justice Gopinath remarked. Kerala High Court Directs TDB To Take Action Against People Charging for ‘Pottukuthal’ Ritual, Says ‘Exploitation of Sabarimala Pilgrims Can’t Be Permitted’.
This Is Not a Custom, Says Kerala HC on Animal Cruelty
"Thank God Blue Whale is not on land: Kerala High Court to formulate guidelines on parading elephants for festivals, functions
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