PAWS-Mumbai launched complaint against Elephant owner / mahouts for selling the hair of elephant tail & also demanded for CZA Circular on total band on Street begging elephant

Monday, December 12, 2011

PRESS Release by

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)

Issue : 1

PAWS-Mumbai launched complaint against Elephant owner / mahouts for selling the hair of elephant tail 

Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) launched written complaint with Senior Police Inspector of Bhandup Police Station and Range Forest Officer of Mobile Squad Thane against the using of Elephants by owner / mahouts for commercial purpose and its subsequent abuse. Selling the hair of elephant tail, which is been used in bracelet & finger ring. As per the information owner / mahouts are been selling the hair for Rupees Two Thousand and above. 

Contact Number of the officers : 

• Shrirang Nadgauda : Senior Police Inspector Bhandup Police Station - 09820217131
• T. N. Range : Forest Officer Mobile Squad Thane - 09270092021 / 09867745385
• Sanjay Shintre : Deputy Commissioner of Police  Zone VII Mulund - 09967440076
• R. K. Pole : Chief Conservator of Forests Thane - 09403787067 

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 1

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 2

Acknowledgement of send complaint letters by Speed Post to 

Senior Police Inspector : Bhandup Police Station, Range Forest Officer : Mobile Squad Thane, Deputy Commissioner of Police : Zone VII - Mulund & Chief Conservator of Forests : Thane

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Spot : 

Opp. Kaka Petrol Pump, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai

Pics 1 : 

Owner / Mahouts showing tail hair to the person who want to buy the elephant tail hair

Pics 2 : 

Owner / Mahouts removing the hair from the elephant tail with mouth

Pics 3 : 

Cruel Owner / Mahouts of the elephant who regularly seen using elephant for begging on the streets of Powai, Kanjur Marg, Bhandup, Mulund

Pics 4 :

Elephant tail hair is been use in  finger ring & bracelet

   Issue : 2

PAWS-Mumbai demanded for CZA Circular on total band on Street begging elephant

PAWS-Mumbai also send a letter to Central Zoo Authority (CZA) demanding for a circular on total band of elephant which are been used for begging on street, as the condition of elephants are very pathetic then the captive zoo elephants. As CZA issued circular (File No. 7-5/2006-CZA (Vol.II) Dated 7th November 2009) on banning elephants from zoo collections.   

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 1

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 2

Acknowledgement of send complaint letters by Speed Post to 

Central Zoo Authority (CZA), Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan : Ministry of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India), Animal Welfare Board of India and Dr. Anjani Kumar Director Animal Welfare Division (Govt. of India)

Central Zoo Authority
 Circular File No. 7-5/2006-CZA (Vol.II) Dated 7th November 2009
 on banning elephants from zoo collections   

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 Pics 1 :  

Walking on street at night time without any safety precaution

 Pics 2 : 

Injured elephant used for begging, unattended wound clearly seen

 Pics 3 : 

Elephant too cry due to pain 

 Pics 4 : 

Elephant used for begging on busy street in traffic signals

 Pics 5 : 

On what bases Forest Department had given ownership to this so-called owner, who had made elephant begging as there profession

 Pics 6 : 

Elephant been used for begging in busy crowded market 

 Pics 7 :  

Its very dangerous as children teasing elephant 

Pics 8 :  

Cruel trade of selling tail hair of elephant

For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542