For Immediate Release:
03 September 2024
Contact:
Hiraj Laljani; HirajL@petaindia.org
Atharva Deshmukh; AtharvaD@petaindia.org
Chandigarh – Ahead of Teacher’s Day (5 September), two People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and Aashray Foundation supporters wearing cat and dog costumes will roll out a blackboard and hold a class in Chandigarh to help passers-by brush up on their ABCs: animal birth control. The pup professor and kitty tutor will remind everyone that having companion animals sterilised helps them lead longer, healthier lives – and is the single most effective way to combat the homeless-animal crisis.
When: Wednesday, 4 September, 12 noon sharp
Where: Near the fountain, Sector 17 main plaza, Chandigarh 160017
“Every year, millions of dogs and cats suffer on the streets or languish in shelters simply because there aren’t enough good homes for them,” says PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Atharva Deshmukh. “PETA India urges everyone to help prevent countless more animals from being born into a world that’s already bursting at the seams with homeless ones by having companion animals sterilised, supporting community sterilisation efforts, and always adopting from shelters.”
Over 60 million homeless dogs and cats are living on the streets in India, where many go hungry, are deliberately injured or killed, get hit by vehicles, or are abused in other ways. A further 8.8 million are in shelters due to a lack of suitable homes. The solution is as easy as ABC: animal birth control. Sterilised animals are also less likely to develop cancer of the reproductive system, and in the case of neutered males, they are less likely to roam or fight.
According to the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the sterilisation and immunisation of community dogs is to be carried out by the respective local bodies, such as municipal corporations, municipalities, or panchayats. PETA India encourages guardians to get their animal companions sterilised so that puppies and kittens who have already been born have the best chance at finding a good home.
PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
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