PFA Manipur reacts to feeding zoo animals with alcohol
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 12 2014 :
Disgusted reports of feeding alcohol to the monkeys at the Manipur Zoological Garden by the visitors, the People for Animals Manipur has termed the incident as an act of insane.
In a statement, the PFA Manipur said it felt disgusted at the morale of the people.
Most animals kept in captivity like zoo are under physical and mental stress.
They are restrained from freedom of movement, searching of favorite multiple food, selection of mate, courtship, natural reproduction and other natural activities, said the statement, while adding that most wild animals are afraid of the human and animals in captivity are exposed to fear.
Besides urging for providing intensive care by the authorities, the statement called upon the common people who are visitors of zoo to show sympathy and love to the poor captive animals.
'We shouldn't tease, hurt or disturb them and doubled their suffering', it added.
It also appealed to the Zoo authority to ban visitors from carrying solid or liquid food inside the zoo premises.