Shillong, Nov 4: The High Court of Meghalaya has asked the state government to set up a memorandum of procedure for effective implementation of the rules and more ethical treatment of animals.
The Division Bench of the court was hearing a PIL filed by the Gau Gyan Foundation.
“The State would do well to look into the various suggestions to set up a memorandum of procedure so that there can be effective implementation of the rules and more ethical treatment of animals, whatever may be the end use thereof,” the order said.
The petitioner wants proper treatment of animals, especially cattle during the transportation.
According to the court, the petitioner suggested that appropriate rules or a memorandum of procedure be drawn up for meetings to be convened at regular intervals and for the animal welfare organisation representatives to have a forum to hear their grievances in the event that their suggestions are not adhered to or respected by the superior officials on the relevant committees.
