Cattle owners demand action against SPCA

According to KMC officials there was a big problem from cattle owners who leave their cows on the roads after they get milk Representational Image DC File ImageKakinada The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals SPCA has no adequate infrastructure facilities and the Kakinada Municipal Corporation KMC is adding to the problem by entrusting stray cows and cattle to SPCAWhenever it rains it becomes highly unhygienic and cow dung mixed with mud and water is spread all over the premisesA retired veterinary doctor who is providing treatment to the cattle is moving through the slush with great difficulty The SPCA Charity Committee is mobilising feed and other requirements from Good Samaritans and organizations to help the animalsMore than 300 rescued cattle and cows are in the SPCA More sheds and infrastructure facilities are needed said committee representative M RamuHe said that in the absence of an exclusive ground for stray cattle KMC is sending them to SPCA However he said that during the rainy season there is slush and mud all aroundAccording to KMC officials there was a big problem from cattle owners who leave their cows on the roads after they get milk Last year the corporation donated stray cows and cattle to farmers in tribal areasMeanwhile animal lovers and cattle owners have found-fault with KMCs actionHundreds of cattle were captured in June last year and left in the wild on lorries making a mockery of the Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act-1960 Cattle owners suffered financially following the loss of valuable livestock Now KMC has moved our cattle to SPCA where rotten vegetables are being fed to them Unhygienic surroundings have killed many of our animals said a cattle owner Peethala SrinivasMany cattle owners submitted a memorandum to district collector Ch Harikiran seeking a probe against SPCA and legal action Srinivas demanded compensation to cattle owners for the dead cattleHe said that the Animal Welfare Board of India has informed state-level authorities that stray animals should not be kept in animal welfare societies under any circumstances but the authorities are sacrificing their cattle without respecting the laws