The order issued by the district superintendents of police states that these PSIs should provide all possible help to the officers of the district society for prevention of cruelty to animals. The PSIs of Porvorim and Margao are the nodal officers for each district.
South Goa Illegal bullfighting cases have doubled in North Goa. Director of Animal Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Dr. Agostinho misquita Told the High Court that most of these fights take place under the jurisdiction of Kolwa police station.
Colva PI Melson Colaco held a meeting with bull owners in his jurisdiction and tried to educate them on the provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 as well as directions of HC. “The bull owners were encouraged to refrain from engaging in the illegal activity of bullfighting,” Misquita said in his affidavit.
He said that whenever information regarding bull fighting is received, the police officers acted in time and were able to stop them.
Misquita said the police had shown a proactive stance and continued regular patrols in areas where bull fighting takes place. He said that the employees and officers of the police stations have been apprised of the legal provisions and the High Court’s decision.
Committees for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) in both the districts were notified in 2020. The SPCA and the State Animal Welfare Boards, headed by the Chief Minister, are dedicated to the promotion of animal welfare and implementation of the High Court’s directions. Told HC. The government said the provisions of the Act are being looked into “at the highest level of the state machinery.”
The People for Animals (PFA), through its president Norma Alvares and represented by Anamika Goode, submitted to the High Court that the state authorities had fallen short in banning bullfights in the state, adding that there has been an unprecedented Since the lockdown has started being lifted, there has been an increase in the fighting of the bulls.
The petitioner said that dhirio has become a regular occurrence in some villages of Goa – notably Cansolim, Colva, Utorda, Benaulim and Varka in South Goa, and Arambol and Mandrem in North Goa – with several such bullfights organized on a weekly basis. are done.
“Despite the presence of huge crowd to witness these bullfights, the government and police are not aware of it. In any case, little effort has been made to stop them. Hence this contempt petition,” the PFA submitted in the High Court.
The PFA attached several news reports, including at least six by TOI between January and August 2021, on bullfights taking place around Goa and Bulls dying as a result.
The petitioner is seeking submission of quarterly monitoring reports from the monitoring committees for both the districts showing compliance and enforcement be patient ban, and on regular and WhatsApp calls with a phone number for officials appointed in each district to ensure that bullfights are stopped before they happen.
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