Over 50 cows rescued by PFA and Ahimsa activists

MUMBAI: Over 50 cows were recently rescued by the animal rights activists of People For Animals (PFA) and Ahimsa Sangh in suburban Mumbai and Thane areas.

Activist Chetan Sharma received information that 50 young cows and bulls were being taken for slaughter to Bhiwandi for illegal slaughtering earlier this week.

The truck was stopped at Tokavda Police Station with the help of the senior police authorities.

One animal was so badly injured due to over crowding in the vehicle that it died.

"Killing of cows, calves and healthy cattle is totally illegal under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976. Yet it continues openly in the State of Maharashtra. It is time we as a people stood up and said no to cattle slaughter. We thank the police for their help and cooperation," said Poonam Mahajan of People For Animals.

Ahimsa Sangh has vowed to stop cattle slaughter in Maharashtra completely.

"Cattle do so much for us. We even benefit from their dung and 'gaumotra'. This killing business must stop and we will stop it," said Vinamrasagar Munni, of Ahimsa Sangh.