PETA link with police

The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have now teamed up with the police in ten Indian states to launch a training programme which, the organisation feels, will enable police to be better equipped to handle violations of anti-cruelty laws. Jason Baker, PETA's representative in India, told Business Line that the idea of making a video tape to train police officers was mooted by the top brass of the Andhra Pradesh police. In fact, AP was one of the first states to launch the initiative. The narrator in the video is A K Bannerji, a former inspector-general of the police in Uttar Pradesh, and former CBI Director. The tape is expected to enable officers to be better prepared to act when animals are abused. The tape outlines typical violations during transportation, including beating, overcrowding, and inhumane slaughter. However, the Council for Leather Exports, the apex leather exporters body in the country, have maintained that the reform of animal welfare practices is a complex social, political and religious issue. CLE felt that active government involvement was essential. Source: Daily The Hindu Business Line, New Delhi