Strict motion towards unauthorised sale of pets: Karnataka Minister Prabhu Chavan

ANI | Up to date: Jan 13, 2023 17:54 IST

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 13 (ANI): Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chauhan on Friday mentioned that the state authorities will take strict motion towards pet sellers in the event that they open their outlets with out registering with the Karnataka Animal Welfare Board.
“Throughout the inspection, if the unauthorized sale of home and international birds and animals is discovered, disciplinary motion can be taken towards these involved,” he mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that numerous guidelines framed beneath the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Canine Breed Market Guidelines, 2017 and Pet Shop Rules, 2018 are clearly relevant to outlets promoting birds and animals.
There have been many complaints in regards to the sale of small chicks, birds and canine dying and rotting with out meals and water.
“On this background, all of the animals that have been raided and rescued in Bengaluru metropolis have been saved in an animal rescue dwelling with amenities acknowledged as per the legislation,” the minister additional mentioned.

It additionally had come to the fore that many of the outlets have many birds saved in a single cage, birds and animals wrestle for area and recent air, lack of water or meals provide, and lack of cleanliness.
Responding to the complaints that animals and birds are being offered illegally with out taking any precautionary measures, the minister mentioned, “I had earlier knowledgeable the officers of Animal Husbandry Division and Karnataka Animal Welfare Board, Animal Husbandry Division of BBMP on Wednesday.
He additional mentioned that officers had been instructed to verify all of the animal and bird-selling outlets and pet outlets in all of the districts of the state within the coming days.
Chavan additional urged that pet store house owners who promote completely different species of animals and birds together with pigeons, rabbits, geese, canine, and cats ought to get registered and licensed with the Karnataka Animal Welfare Board and comply with the foundations for getting pets.
Chavan requested that the general public can instantly name the helpline quantity 82771 00200 if the store house owners who promote animals and birds are discovered to be not retaining them clear with out correct care, diet, safety and remedy.
The general public ought to verify the license of pet sellers after they go to the outlets. Chavan appealed to the general public to watch the foundations of the acquisition of pets and purchase solely from registered breeders and pet outlets. (ANI)