Casting capers: Maneka sees animals in wrong role

Casting capers: Maneka sees animals in wrong role

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1. The Women and child development Minister Maneka Gandhi accuses the Animal welfare Board of India for not enforcing rules that specify how animals can be depicted in films and television shows

Important Facts

2. Concerned raised by Minister

• The Board did not seek details of the species status while giving approval to applicants.
• The Board allowed the depiction of wildlife in scenes which could promote cruelty to animals.

E.g (a) the board allows the depiction of a Hoolock gibbon in documentary without enquiring from filmmaker about status of permission.

The board had granted request to many applicants for showing snakes and birds even the  applicant did not specified the species information.

4. The Supreme Court’s had ordered ban on a scene showing animal sacrifice
5. The prevention of cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, provides the power of search and seizure to police if she/he reason to believe that an offence has been committed on animal.
6. According to “The performing Animal (Registration) Rules, 2001 provide special guidelines for featuring animals in films and asked the owner of the film to ensure the following

• Animal is not continuously used for excessive number of takes in shooting.
• The fight scene shall not be shot in any lives stock holding area
• The owner shall inform the prescribed authority at least four weeks in advance regarding shoots of animals