--- Sachin Phadte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is something I have read from an article by Rahul Singh in Outlook, > January 12, 2004: > > "As we get to Colombo's Gangaram Temple, the guide points to a peepal tree > (sacred to the Buddhists, as Lord Buddha gained enlightenment under one) and > informs us that its sapling was brought from India in 1982 by Maneka Gandhi > and planted there. Good for Maneka. But he also reveals how the Sri Lankan > government controls its stray dogs: "An announcement is made in the towns > and villages that inspectors will be coming on a specified date and all > those who have pet dogs should bring them along. The dogs are administered > anti-rabies injections and a tag is given to the owner to attach to the > dog's collar. The inspectors return after some time and those stray dogs > that they find without the tags are rounded up and gassed to death." Result? > Few stray dogs and even fewer deaths from rabies in Sri Lanka. India, on the > other hand, has, by far, the largest number of deaths from rabies-running > into thousands annually-partly because Maneka has opposed any such measures > to curb stray dogs. "
Maneka Gandhi belongs on the Planet of the Apes, not Earth. -Tariq __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
