Hyderabad High Court bans cockfights in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

The High Court at Hyderabad has upheld the ban on cockfighting and has directed the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to ensure that there are no cockfights during the Sankranti festival. The court has also extended the ban on cockfights in totality and not just during the forthcoming Sankranti festival.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 26 December 2016.

Petitions had been filed by the Animal Welfare Board of India, Humane Society International/India, People for Animals and other organisations and the common High Court for both the Telugu states has now passed the orders. The petitioners had brought to the notice of the court that cockfighting was being conducted every year on Sankranti 14 in violation of a ban on the practice and in spite of court orders passed in the past.
Cockfighting is not only cruel to animals but also encourages gambling and child labour. Any practice that glorifies illegal activities of this nature should have no place in a civilised society. The state governments must strictly implement the court orders and bring to book the culprits who organise such cockfights.


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