News Reading Practice #97
(100 Day Challenge)
FEEDING MONKEYS NOT ANIMAL WELFARE: HC
Giving bread, chapattis and bananas to monkeys harm them, observes Delhi HC
NEW DELHI
The Delhi High Court has said that civic agencies should carry out a public awareness campaign on how feeding monkeys in the city is not benefiting them and instead puts the simian population in conflict
with people.
Observing that monkeys in forests live on treetops and feed on
berries, fruits, and stalks, the court said it believes that the citizens of
Delhi have the "inherent
wisdom" to change
their behaviour once they realise that feeding "wild animals is inimical to the animal’s welfare as well as human wellbeing."
"One wonders, what has brought monkeys down on
streets and pavements? The answer is humans. It’s we who have enticed
the monkeys out of their natural habitat by feeding them. Giving bread,
chapattis and bananas to monkeys harms them and puts them in conflict with
people," said the bench of Chief Justice Manmohan.
"Civic agencies should carry out awareness on how
feeding harms the animals in various ways by increasing their dependence on humans and reduces natural distance between
wild animals and humans," it said.
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WELFARE - The health, happiness, and well-being of a person or group. à´•്à´·േà´®ം, à´¸േവനം.
HARM - To cause damage or injury to something or someone. à´¦ോà´·ംവരുà´¤്à´¤ുà´•.
OBSERVE - To notice or see something carefully, often for study. à´¨ിà´°ീà´•്à´·ിà´•്à´•ുà´•.
CARRY OUT - To perform or complete a task or activity. നടപ്à´ªിà´²ാà´•്à´•ുà´•.
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN - A planned effort to raise knowledge or awareness about a particular issue. à´¬ോധവത്à´•à´°à´£ പരിà´ªാà´Ÿി.
BENEFITING - To be good for or provide an advantage to someone or something. à´—ുà´£ം à´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´¨്à´¨.
SIMIAN - Relating to monkeys or apes. à´•ുà´°à´™്à´™ിà´¨െ à´¸ംബന്à´§ിà´š്à´š.
CONFLICT - A serious disagreement or argument, often prolonged. à´¸ംഘര്à´·ം നടത്à´¤ുà´•.
TREETOP - The highest part of a tree. à´µൃà´•്à´·ാà´—്à´°ം.
FEED - To give food to someone or something. ആഹാà´°ം à´•à´´ിà´•്à´•ുà´•.
STALK - A long, thin part of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit. തണ്à´Ÿ്.
INHERENT WISDOM - The natural ability to understand and make good decisions. à´…à´¨്തര്à´²ീനമാà´¯ി à´µിà´µേà´•ം.
INIMICAL - Hostile, harmful, or unfriendly. à´¹ാà´¨ിà´•à´°ം.
HUMAN WELLBEING - The overall health, happiness, and comfort of human beings. മനുà´·്à´¯ à´•്à´·േà´®ം.
PAVEMENT - A hard surface for walking, typically found beside a road. നടപ്à´ªാà´¤.
DEPENDENCE - The state of relying on or needing something or someone for support. ആശ്à´°ിതത്à´µം.
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