In A Heart-Warming Gesture, Maneka Gandhi Sends Car To Rescue Injured Monkey In Delhi
MP Maneka Gandhi a wildlife enthusiasts has won the Internet thanks to her swift response to save an injured monkey in Delhi. After a netizen named Bharti Jain tagged?Maneka Gandhi and asked her for help for a badly injured monkey Gandhi didnt spare a minute to take action. After Gandhis quick action many online lauded her initiative and even compared her late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who had earned a reputation for responding to d...Read More
MP Maneka Gandhi, a wildlife enthusiasts, has won the Internet thanks to her swift response to save an injured monkey in Delhi.
After a netizen named Bharti Jain tagged Maneka Gandhi and asked her for help for a badly injured monkey, Gandhi didn't spare a minute to take action.
PTI
In the tweet Bharti Jain shared the picture of the monkey and wrote, 'This monkey is injured and in a very bad state. Please, some NGO or animal rights activist come forward to rescue him. This is near Press Club of India at Raisina Road, New Delhi.'
This monkey is injured and in a very bad state. Please some NGO or animal rights activist come forward to rescue him. This is near Press Club of India at Raisina Road, New Delhi. ?@Manekagandhibjp? pic.twitter.com/gQAxb1oswr
¡ª Bharti Jain (@bhartijainTOI) November 18, 2019
Maneka Gandhi, was quick to respond within the hour. "Thank you for tagging me. I'm sending a car right now to have him sent to Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre for treatment. The car will be there in a few minutes," she posted.
Thank you for tagging me. I¡¯m sending a car right now to have him sent to Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre for treatment. The car will be there in a few minutes. https://t.co/x5JxM0RaOl
¡ª Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) November 18, 2019
Later Bharti tweeted back updating the situation of the monkey, she said: "The monkey has been picked up and am sure is in good hands. Thanks!"
After Gandhi's quick action many online lauded her initiative and even compared her late External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who had earned a reputation for responding to distress tweets from Indians abroad.
Maneka Gandhi started the organisation People for Animals in 1992 and it is the largest organisation for animal rights/welfare in India.
In August this year, MP and Animal Rights Activist Maneka Gandhi, introduced a hashtag #IllegalPetShops and has requested people in India to step-in and help in her efforts to identify illegal pet shops across the country.
The trade of illegal pet shops and unlicensed breeders has been carrying on in a terrible fashion and we need your help to stop it. Please send me a picture and a line about the pet shop that you've come across and tag me on twitter or instagram by using #illegalpetshops pic.twitter.com/mwM9FYbHfD
¡ª Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) August 2, 2019
In the video, Gandhi said,"¡°Last year the govt of India passed a law saying that it was illegal for any pet shop to sell live animals, birds or fish; And for any breeder to operate, unless they were licensed. This hasn¡¯t happened in the last one year, mainly because of disparities with local officials who claim they have no idea where the pet shops are. This is where India has to step in. It would be very good if we could take responsibility in joining hands."
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2018 has put the online sale of pets explicitly as illegal.
Maneka Gandhi's quick response saved the animal and gave a sad event, a happy ending.
