Itanagar, Sept 02: Following an appeal from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the Arunachal Pradesh government has prohibited the Statewide manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for catching rats and mice.
It has been noted that the people of Arunachal Pradesh use glue traps for catching rats and mice. The practise has been going on in the state from a long time.
On August 24, Bidol Tayeng, Commissioner for the State’s Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development issued a notification banning manufacturing and sale of glue traps. Tayeng cited advisories issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to impose the ban on glue traps.
The notification also stated that the use of glue traps for catching rats and mice violates the provisions of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, as they increase the suffering of small animals that get trapped on sticky boards.
“PETA India applauds the Arunachal Pradesh government for taking steps to protect animals, no matter how small, and for sparing them hideously slow and painful deaths,” PETA India’s advocacy officer Farhat Ul Ain said.
PETA India further requested Arunachal Pradesh government to take immediate steps to implement the AWBI’s directions against glue traps. Similar circulars taking action on glue traps have been issued in States such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and West Bengal.
The use of glue traps is a punishable offence under Section 11 of the PCA Act. Usually made of plastic trays or sheets of cardboard covered with strong glue, these traps are indiscriminate killers, often catching non-target animals, including birds, squirrels, reptiles, and frogs, PETA India said.
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