Shillong, July 4: HYC has petitioned the Director of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary department against illegal transportation of animals into the state.
In a letter addressed to the official on Monday, the HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem said that on June 30, during the inspection of the anti-infiltration check-gate at Byrnihat, Ri Bhoi District, the HYC members detained one mini-truck (AS-01-RC-7779), used by a courier service company, transporting nine cattle in a small and congested space. “It was learnt that the persons transporting the animals have no requisite documents for an inter-state transportation and also no certificates from the concerned authority of the state whether such cattle are fit for human consumption”, the letter said.
The mode of transportation is also in contravention of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the Transport of Animals Rules, 1978 (as amended) and the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
“We fail to understand as to how such kind of transportation of animals is being allowed inside the state without following the due process of laws i.e. in contravention of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and the Transport of Animals Rules, 1978 (as amended) as well as the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Therefore, in view of the above facts and circumstances, it is urged that necessary actions be taken to ensure that the transportation of animals into the state and from the state to another, are allowed by strictly following the provisions of the relevant and rules and the different SOPs of the concerned authorities. We anticipate for a positive action from your ends at the earliest”, the letter added.
