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Nisha P R
Another fateful moment for the 140-year old Indian Circus fraternity: on Monday, April 4, 2011, the Supreme Court banned the employment of children below fourteen years in circuses. Acting on a petition filed by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, the Hon’ble Court directed the Union government to conduct simultaneous raids in all circuses [...] Nisha P R “We cannot survive without our animals.”- Sujit Chakravorty, Owner, Empire Circus “Circus owners frequently flout rules and treat animals in the worst possible way.” – Anuradha Sawhney, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (November 2002, TOI Report) Indian circus community has been in a quandary since the Union Environment Ministry banned the training [...] |
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