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People for Animals (PFA) Uttarakhand is a unit of India’s largest animal rights organization People for Animals, started by Maneka Gandhi in 1992.〔''She started the organisation People for Animals in 1992 and it is the largest organisation for animal rights/welfare in India.''Maneka Gandhi〕 It was registered in 2010 as a charitable trust with trustees including Mr Ruskin Bond (Chairperson), Mr Victor Bannerjee, Dr Peter McLaughlin, Mr Dev Lahiri, Mrs Vineeta Kumar, Mr Manu Sabherwal, Mr Rakesh Oberoi (Treasurer) and Ms Gauri Maulekhi (Member Secretary). 〔Welfare of animals her priority, by Jotirmay Thapliyal, Tribune News Service,() 19 February 2012. ''The biggest success came Maulekhi’s way in 2010 when she created a state-level unit of the People for Animals with eminent people like Ruskin Bond, Victor Bannerjee, noted industrialist Rakesh Oberoi, senior academicians and IAS and IFS officers. ''〕 Till 2010, People for Animals in Uttarakhand was focusing on an animal shelter in Dehradun and animal rescue.〔Welfare of animals her priority, by Jotirmay Thapliyal, Tribune News Service () Sunday, 19 February 2012. ''In 2008, she joined PFA, Dehradun, and worked as the chief executive officer of the PFA hospital.''〕 With Gauri Maulekhi at the fore front, PFA Uttarakhand has now become an effective pressure group in bringing about environment and animal-friendly legislation. PFA Uttarakhand has been at the fore front in various animal rights issues in Uttarakhand including raising awareness about the plight of animals during the 2013 floods in Uttarakhand〔The Times of India,() 29 June 2013〕〔CNN-IBN () 24 June 2013. ''Now a team from 'People for Animals' is in Gaurikund to help these animals. CNN-IBN's Priyali Sur met the team and spoke to them about how they plan to rescue the animals in the flood-hit state.''〕 where the PFA Uttarakhand team was the only animal organization to have set foot in the most devastated areas of the calamity including Rambada and Kedarnath. Pashubali (animal sacrifice) on large scale has been eradicated from 25 temples and fairs in the state under the initiative and persistence of PFA Uttarakhand,〔Welfare of animals her priority, by Jotirmay Thapliyal, Tribune News Service,() 19 February 2012.''effective abolition of “pashubali” at Santala Devi in Dehradun, Devi Dhura and Purnagiri in Champawat, Chaiti Mela in Udham Singh Nagar, Simli in Chamoli, Tope Mandir in Chamoli, Aali Manjhari in Chamoli.''〕 such as the Bhukhal mela, where hundreds of buffaloes were slaughtered for religious purposes in a single day and left to rot.〔IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (PIL) No. 77 of 2010 ()〕 PFA Uttarakhand also deals with animal issues in the state such as battery cages,〔Hindustan Times Syndication ''Hens kept in cruel conditions in Doon's poultry farms''(), 23 August 2012〕 bird sellers, dog breeding〔Uttaranchal High Court Mrs Gauri Maulekhi vs State Of Uttarakhand & Others, Impleadment Application No. 13855 of 2012 () on 31 December 2012〕 and cruelty; poaching, encroachment and mismanagement at Corbett Tiger Reserve〔rediff.com, News,(), 18 July 2013, ''Gauri Maulekhi, member secretary of PFA’s Uttarakhand chapter, recorded a video and put it up on YouTube, showing how the forest staff was running the canteen and not the foundation, and that Brijendra Singh was allowed to park his private vehicle inside the reserve.''〕 and Rajaji National Park,〔The Pioneer () 2 August 2013. ''People for Animals, Uttarakhand member secretary Gauri Maulekhi had sought information on four points regarding lantana eradication in lantana under the Right to Information Act in February this year.''〕 emu farming,〔Hindustan Times Syndication (), 26 September 2012. ''Maulekhi warns against 'Emu' scams''〕 cow slaughter,〔Khabar () 19 July 2011.''The People for Animals, Uttarakhand stand against illegal slaughter''〕 circuses, elephants,〔Green Media, Environmental Reporting in Newspapers ()''Gauri Maulekhi, Secretary, People for Animals (PFA), and co opted member of the Animal Welfare Board of India, was recently asked by the NTCA, constituted under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, to conduct an inspection of the overall status of these elephants.''〕 deforestation, the monkey population,〔(), 10 May 2012. ''PFA Uttarakhand member secretary and Animal Welfare Board of India co-opted member Gauri Maulekhi welcomed the instructions of the FRDC, stating that planting fruit trees in forests is a more effective method to mitigate the monkey menace compared to sterilisation.''〕 illegal meat shops, police training and farming of exotic animals such as Japanese Quails.〔The Pioneer,(), 8 April 2013.''Maulekhi has requested the CWW to facilitate rehabilitation of the birds through the Wildlife Institute of India or permit in writing, the CVASc to shelter the birds. ''〕 ==Areas of involvement== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「People for Animals Uttarakhand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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