Speakers at a workshop on animal welfare in Ranchi on Friday. Picture by Hardeep Singh

Ranchi, Dec. 27: People For Animals (PFA), a voluntary organisation, has taken the initiative to dispose of animal carcasses lying on the roads of the capital.

PFA president M.P. Mishra said that after a workshop on animal welfare, a group has been constituted to dispose of carcasses of animals, that die in road accidents. The Telegraph had published a report on the problem last month.

According to estimates, about five animals, mostly dogs, die in road accidents every day in Ranchi.

However, Ranchi Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the disposal of the carcasses, has failed to perform its task.

As a result, animal carcasses lie on the roads for many days before they are disposed of.

In some cases the mutilated carcasses are not removed and they mix with coal tar.

Mishra said as soon as the PFA comes to know of a dogs’ carcass lying on the road, its members are immediately sent to the place to remove it.

“We request the residents to inform us at phone number 2546198 whenever they find an animal’s body on the road. We will try our best to get the body removed.”

The RMC claims that it acts as soon as it receives information of any such incident.

Various aspects of animal rights were discussed at the workshop.

Chief conservator of forests (wildlife) A.K. Malhotra called upon people to preserve endangered species.

He also asked them to remain vigilant about elephant poachers in the state.

When asked about the recent killing of an elephant, Malhotra said he did not want to kill it but “it was done out of compulsion and due to increasing public pressure”.

There was no option but to kill the animal, he added.

PFA secretary Manoranjan Singh asked the people to come forward and lend a helping hand for the cause of animals.

“If they get even a little care, it would be a different world altogether,” he said.

Besides veterinary doctors, PFA activists from Jamshedpur and Bokaro, attended the workshop.

Many sessions, in which animal welfare was discussed, were held at the workshop.