CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

To My Indian Readers

Though late I thought I would sent my comments on the views of Smt. Menaka Gandhi in her quest for protecting the animals from exploitation and also from killing for food or for any other purpose including in Circus camps and for bullock carts etc. She, is in fact, taking the leading role in preventing such cruelty to the animals. While we take care of the animals both domestic and wild, with great enthusiasum, let us not forget the TWO LEGGED ANIMALS who are at present illtreated much more than the ancient times when human civilisation was in its primitive stages.

Olden days primitive man used to eat human flesh, even when animal meat was available. But when he became civilised he diverted his attention towards animals for his daily needs. Animals also lived on other living species for their existence. Mutual support is the natural law that existed when life began on this planet. This fact is evident from the Universe also, as we see the Planets remaining in their orbits only by mutual attraction of the Solar Systems. It was the Creator's Intention that Man should eat meat from the animals and the Animals from other species. This is a natuaral process and nobody can reverse the same. The proposed ban on slaughtering of animals for food is going to cause total imbalance in the Nature. Can we consume milk from Cows, Buffalos or Goats? If we do so ,we are depriving the young ones of the animals from their natural food!. That means, we should stop using milk in any FORM. Now what about the use of Vegitables? Let us not forget the fact that the Vegitations(Plants) also have LIFE like any other creations. The only difference is that they cannot move from one place to another OR converse with each other. These Immobile creatures also are to be PROTECTED in the same spirit as we maintain for Animals!. That means the VEGITARIANS have to "STRIKE OTHER CHORDS" for their livelyhood.

I recall the saying of Smt.Menaka that in BENGAL we see people with PRASAD in one hand
and with MEAT in the other hand coming from the Temples?. But we must know that in BENGAL buffalos are sacrificed to please the GODESS KALI. Therefore it is natural that they carry the PRASAD-Meat with them after Puja. We have to be realistic in our approach to the life pattern we maintain all through on this planet- Earth.Nobody needs to become Wise overnight and start launching schemes which will cause ecological problems and utter chaos in the very Existence of Human Beings.

According to me ,it is high time that we should rise against the attrocities towards Human Beings and form an organisation to prevent cruelties to Men& Women. I may cal it as "SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO HUMAN BEINGS". Let us not forget the old saying- "Take Care of the Vital Things Other Things will Take care of Themselves".