State Of Dairy Cattle Rajasthan Report

Author(s): Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations
Publisher: Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations

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C. Breeding and Milking including milk hygiene Indiscriminate use of banned and illegal hor- - Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) mones to increase milk production
Act, 1960- Chapter 3, section 11 If any person-1 (c) wilfully and unreasonably administers any injurious drug or injurious substance to 14 any animal) or wilfully and unreasonably causes or attempts to cause any such drug or substance to be taken by 15 (any animal) - Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Animal Husbandry advisory dated 2nd December, 2014 on use of antibiotics on food producing animals
Use of painful methods of milk extraction leading to infections and wounds in the udder or teats.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960- Chapter 3, section 11 If any person-1 (a) beats, kicks, over-rides, over-drives, over-loads, tortures or otherwise treats any animal so as to subject it to unnecessary pain or suffering or causes, or being the owner permits, any animal to be so treated; (b) 13(employs in any work or labour or for any purpose any animal which, by reason of its age or any disease) infirmity: wound, sore or other cause, is unfit to be so employed or, being the owner, permits any such unfit animal to be employed
Milk is extracted in unhygienic conditions and sometimes from cows infected with Mastitis or other infectious diseases.
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Chapter 3,4 (1) (a) endeavour to achieve an appropriate level of protection of human life and health and the protection of consumer's interests, including fair practices in all kinds of food trade with reference to food safety standards and practices
Employment of unskilled labour that resort to cruel practices of managing a dairy.
(f) in cases where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a food may present a risk for human health, then, depending on the nature, seriousness and extent of that risk, the Food Authority and the Commissioner of Food Safety shall take appropriate steps to inform the general public of the nature of the risk to health, identifying to the fullest extent possible the food or type of food, the risk that it may present, and the measures which are taken or about to be taken to prevent, reduce or eliminate that risk;