Around 50-60 rabbits and fish liberated from imprisonment; Jeevseva foundation appeals to citizens to adopt the rabbits
Pune 30th January 2021: In a case filed by Amit Shah’s Jeev Sewa foundation, the district court has given the decision to set free the rabbits and fish which were imprisoned at Adinath Society on Pune-Satara road. The case was going on for the last one and a half years.
In a press conference organized on Friday(29th January), Shah said,” One and a half year ago while wandering in a garden at Adinath society, I noticed that around 50 to 60 rabbits were imprisoned in an iron cage. It was raining that day, and no proper protection and food were catered to them. Some kind of fish were also kept in a water tank was also placed beside them, and no food and oxygen supply was supplied. On enquiring, I came to know that these animals were kept under the control of chairman and secretary of the society, and they were kept for the entertainment of the children in society.”
Acknowledging this, Shah filed a complaint against the then chairmen Mahendra Jain and secretary Rahul Vilas Mehta. The case was registered under the prevention of cruelty to Animal act 1960 and the animal protection act 1972. The case was then presented to the court for the hearing.
The court has ordered to release fishes into their natural habitat, and the custody of the rabbit has been given to Jeevsewa Foundation. Currently, the foundation is taking care of them. Shah, in a press conference, appealed to citizens to come forward and adopt the rabbit as each person can keep 2-3 rabbits. Interested people can contact Shah on 9822195092 number.
