GOVGJ/E/2020/13730 MMSME/E/2020/01373 MOEAF/E/2020/02120

Scouting for restoration of five freedoms for Animals: Smt. Sukanya Berwal, conducting
her research in Gujarat, on Effectiveness of Natural Environment and Animal Welfare
Awareness Programme for Secondary School Students of std. IX, being volunteer of
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau with the Honorary Animal Welfare Officer, behind
Commissioner of Education, Scouts & Guides for Animals & Birds with United Nation
affiliated OIPA: Indian People for Animals, convinced me, performing her fundamental
duties as a part of Community Policing, as:
1. Animals five freedoms, recognised all around Universe, even court of law also endorsed.
2. GOVGJ/E/2019/02489 and GOVGJ/E/2020/13478 was lodged, because as per section
2(1) of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951: Cattle defined, including elephants, camels, horses,
asses, mules sheep, goats and swine, whereas Elephant is a scheduled 1, protected wild
animals, under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, besides its decorated as National
Heritage animal.
3. Section 33 of Chapter IV: Power to make rules for regulation of traffic and for
preservation of order in public place, etc but movement of Elephants in captivity, never
regulated, even banned Iron ankush applied to handle, whereas Elephant power is more
strong then horse power but to control horse power, there is mechanism, why not for
Elephant power?
Section 33(f), regulating the leading, driving, conducting or conveying of any elephant or
wild or dangerous animal through or in any street.
4. Destruction of stray dogs, defined under section 44: The Commissioner and the District
Superintendent in areas under their respective charges, may from time to time, by public
notice, proclaim that any stray dogs found, during such period as may be specified in the
said notice, wandering in the streets or in any public place may be destroyed, and any dog
so found within such period may be destroyed accordingly.
5. Destruction of suffering or unfit animals, also clarified under section 45 of said Act.
6. Police officer may take charge of stray cattle, as per section 89.
7. Power to establish cattle-pounds and appoint pound-keepers, as per section 90.
8. No suitable vehicle to carry animals, in humane way, instead as goods.
9. Omit IVORY under the Gujarat Khadi and Village Industries Act, 2006: Group-IV:
Polymer and Chemical Based Industry (53) Horn and Bone including ivory products.
Hence, Omit IVORY under the Gujarat Khadi and Village Industries Act, 2006:
Elephant has been omitted from the definition of Cattle in Punjab, 2 legislations in
Haryana but Cattle Trespass Act, Forest Act, Delhi Police Act along with Bombay Police
Act & Gujarat Police Act, needs amendment at once, keeping in view observations of Smt.
Sukanya Berwal.