F.No.

27-1/2020-CZA(AK)

Government of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Central Zoo Authority

B-1 Wing, 6th Floor,

Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110 003,
Telephone: +91-11-24367846/51/52,
E-mail: cza@nic.in

Dated 10th April, 2020

To
The Director,
National Zoological Park,
Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110 003,
E-mail: nzpnewdelhi@gmail.com

Sub: Alleged illegal operation of slaughter house in the premises of the National Zoological Park, New
Delhi - regarding

Sir,
I am directed to inform that office of the Central Zoo Authority received Grievance bearing
Registration number DOAHD/E/2020/00116 dated 4th April, 2020, forwarded to this office on 9 th April, 2020,
by the Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife), MoEF&CC. It is self explanatory in nature and a copy of the
same is enclosed herewith for your perusal.

In this regard, it is to inform that the provisions laid out in Rule 2, sub-rule (b) & (c) and Rule 3 under
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2001, may be referred to.

In view of the above, you are requested to look into issues raised in the grievance and action taken in
this regard may be apprised to the complainant directly under intimation to this office.

This is for your information and necessary action.

Yours sincerely
Encls. As above

(Dr. Sonali Ghosh)

Deputy Inspector General of Forests
Copy for information and necessary action to:

1. The Inspector General of Forests (Wildlife), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change,
Government of India, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi – 110 003, E-
mail: igfwl-mef@nic.in – for favour of information.

2. The Secretary, Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
(Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying), Government of India, National Institute of Animal
Welfare Campus P.O. 42 KM Stone, Delhi-Agra Highway, NH-2, Village-Seekri, Ballabhgarh,
Faridabad, Haryana-121 004, E-mail: animalwelfareboard@gmail.com - for appropriate action.
3. Shri Naresh Kadyan, C-38, Rose Apartment, Prashant Vihar, Sector – 14, Rohini, Delhi, E-mail:
kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com – with reference to his grievance number DOAHD/E/2020/00116 dated 4th
April, 2020, forwarded to this office on 9th April, 2020.
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Details for registration number : DOAHD/E/2020/00116

Name Naresh Kadyan

Date of receipt 04/04/2020

Address C 38, Rose Apartment, Prashant Vihar, sector 14, Rohini,

Delhi

District name North East Delhi

State name Delhi

Mobile no 9813010595

Email Id kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com

Grievance description

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AWBI & CZA needs immediate attention, to prevent contempt of court, responsible as Delhi Zoo Director with
Food Committee & Contractor, who breached MoU with CZA to supply: As per Media reports - Amid lockdown,
Ghazipur shut, Delhi zoo slaughters live feed for its big cats, The zoo requires 259 kg of buffalo meat daily to
feed 8-12 kg each to 20 tigers, lions, leopards and jaguars, besides over a dozen wolves, jackals, and hyenas
in its custody.
To ensure daily supply of meat for its large carnivores following the closure of the Ghazipur abattoir, the Delhi
Zoo has secured permission to slaughter live feed at the zoo itself. The zoo requires 259 kg of buffalo meat
daily to feed 8-12 kg each to 20 tigers, lions, leopards and jaguars, besides over a dozen wolves, jackals, and
hyenas in its custody.
On March 25, soon after the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) shut down the Ghazipur abattoir as part
of the 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Delhi Zoo director Suneesh Buxy flagged the
logistical problems in securing food for the zoo animals.
In order to provide feed to the carnivore species on a daily basis, it is requested to kindly permit the
procurement of live feed (Buffalo-Calf) directly from the contractor. It is also requested to allow slaughtering of
the Iive feed at the Zoo itself, wrote Buxy in a letter to EDMC. We had to ensure that the animals housed in the
National Zoological Park do not suffer during the 21-day lockdown. After an intervention by the Central Zoo
Authority, zoos have been included under essential services. The municipality and police fully cooperated with
the Delhi zoo to ensure the daily supply of meat, Buxy told media. Accordingly, the Delhi Zoo has been
receiving four buffalo calves daily. On March 25, we had to manage with chicken. Since March 26, the
contractor transports and slaughters the animals daily. The zoo has its own meat house, where two of our
designated attendants apportion meat for feeding individual animals, said a zoo officer looking after the
process.
The Delhi Zoo continues to procure chicken and fish from the market for its smaller carnivore species. While
some zoos, such as the ones in Himachal Pradesh, shifted from buffalo to chicken meat for their big cats due to
quality issues years ago, others, like the Jaipur zoo, had to make the switch in the wake of the recent lockdown.
Across the globe, prolonged lockdowns have adversely affected captive animals. According to media reports,
hundreds of animals have been left to feed on each other and die as a zoo in Chinas Hunan province remained
shut for two months.
In Thailand, more than 1,000 elephants face starvation as the coronavirus pandemic has stalled tourism and left
caretakers with meagre resources. In the UK, a zoo official in Somerset warned that many zoos would have to
close and consider euthanising some animals if staff had to scour the shops for food.
Scouts & Guides for Animals & Birds along with OIPA: Indian People for Animals asked AWBI & CZA to recall
Delhi Zoo recognistion under section 38 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 read with the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals Act, 1960 & Slaughter House Rules, 2001 besides Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, may STOP illegal slaughtering as criminal conspiracy, lodging FIR with Delhi Police at once, keeping
in view Compendium as per CWP No. 309 of 2003, besides the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board &
National Biodiversity Authority as spoiling flora & fauna.

Name of organisation(s) where grievance is 1. Central Zoological Authority 2. Wildlife Section

pending

Type of receipt Takenup

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