Wildlife

Wildlife Abuse – India

A new PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) India investigation into live-animal markets in the country shows dead dogs with their intestines draped over their bodies, live frogs stuffed into sealed plastic bags, a vendor holding up a deer’s decapitated head barehanded, and more. In the United States, there are hundreds of live-animal markets, too, threatening human health and causing animals unimaginable suffering.

Puppies were also seen in cages, and dogs here were being sold for their flesh, too. Adult dogs’ mouths were tied shut, and they were restrained in gunnysacks. Once killed, their inner organs were removed and their bodies charred for sale. These sales are illegal, as dogs are protected under the country’s Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and not permitted to be killed for meat in India. In one village, hunters took animals covered under wildlife protection laws to the local markets to be sold. Despite the law, one hunter claimed that there were no local restrictions on hunting.

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