PETA ON NON-VIOLENCE

 

               

 PETA ON NON-VIOLENCE

 

 

Kamal Hassan recently dared PETA India to ban bull riding in Trump's USA. The actor, who said Jallikattu should not be banned but regulated, recently told PETA in a tweet: “PETA go ban bull riding rodeos in Mr. Trump’s US. You’re not qualified to tackle our bulls. Empires have been made to quit India.”

 

Poorva Joshipura, PETA India CEO, in her response has issued this statement, "People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, as is indicated by its name, helps animals in India only and is an Indian entity. PETA US, on the other hand, has been working to stop animal abuse in the United States since 1980, where bullfighting is illegal and cruel activities associated with the rodeo, which Hassan refers to, are also against the law in many states. The rodeo is further prohibited in The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and elsewhere.  Spanish supporters of another organization, PETA Europe, have made bullfights in many areas of Spain illegal.”

 

While the public outcry in Tamil Nadu on the ban is purely a result of discontent, PETA in a not-so-outrageous fashion sent out a humanitarian message urging people to say ‘No to Cruelty’.

 

 

- Sharlene Lobo

For Enlighten India Magazine.