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The carcasses of 26 calves that died while being transported from Chintamani to a slaughterhouse in Bangalore on Sunday. — Photo: Sampath Kumar G.P.
BANGALORE, JULY 5. Twenty-six calves were found dead with their legs tied inside a goods carrier on Sunday. The Hoskote police, who intercepted the vehicle and arrested two persons, also found 61 severely injured calves, all tied up and packed inside. The animals were shifted to the Akhila Karnataka Prani Daya Sangha (AKPDS) at Koramangala here. The calves were reportedly being taken to an illegal slaughterhouse on Tannery Road here from Chintamani in Kolar district. The Hoskote police, led by sub-inspector Ramesh, arrested Dadapeer and Taj Khan who were in the vehicle, while another person, Prakash, escaped. Cases under the Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Protection Act were registered against the two accused persons. The calves died because of starvation and suffocation in the loaded vehicle, the AKPDS activists told the Hoskote police. The calves were found to be severely bleeding. The ones that survived had leg fractures and wounds because of constant rubbing of bodies. On arrival at the AKPDS, the surviving calves were administered first aid and fed about 100 litres of milk. "The process is still on to bring them to normal," the animal activists told the police. When the goods carrier was searched, the calves were in a "pathetic condition," their legs tied up and they were bundled in two compartments one above the other. "Let the animals die a natural death, not like this," said Uttamchand, secretary of AKPDS. He alleged that the calves were being taken to be illegally slaughtered. Since the meat was tender, it would be mixed with mutton and sold, he charged. The AKPDS had a vast cattle shed on 80-feet road, Koramangala, which housed about 700 cows, camels, and sheep besides hundreds of pigeons. "Our daily expenditure on the upkeep of these animals is in the range of Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000. We are currently following about 1,000 cases in the court," Mr. Uttamchand said. He said the seizure of the calves was only the tip of a large-scale racket in illegal cow slaughter. The racket was being conducted with several users, suppliers, and distributors, he pointed out, calling for a more compassionate approach towards the animals. The carcasses of the calves would be handed over the Bannerghatta National Park officials to be fed to the wild animals there, Mr. Uttamchand said.
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