Mangaluru: Forest department operation - Five parrot astrologers held


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 12: The forest officials, in an operation conducted near Kadri temple here on Thursday March 11, rescued five parrots which were used by the astrologers by caging them. Five persons were taken into custody and a case under the Wildlife Conservation Act was registered.

The arrested accused happens to be Basavaraj from Yeshwantpura Bengaluru, Raghavendra and Durgesh Naikar from Pillahalli, Ashok Bora from Goragunte Palya, and Annappa R from Pillahalli. During the questioning, the astrologers said they are functioning as parrot astrologers as a means of service to the people as per a religious vow undertaken by them.

The parrots, particularly the parakeet variety, are normally caught from the forests, after which their wings are clipped and beaks are blunted. They are beaten and trained to remain in cage, come out when signalled, pick an astrology card, and go back into the cage after handing the card to the owner. As per Wildlife Conservation Act, torturing them etc are crimes as per law.

Some social activists who had visited the temple had seen the parrot astrologers and alerted forest officer Sridhar.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Ruben pinto, Mangalore/Australia

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    Thank you forest dept. Those birds will also pray to the creator to bless you.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    looking at the first one, this ುಗಿಳಿ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ business seems to be very lucrative...

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  • mohan, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    From generation people using birds and animals for their livlyhood...bullakcart... horses.. using for transport . And and agriculture plough farms .. pigeons for post messages... parents . Monkeys to entertain.... and some poor to livly good to play cards etc.. It's not a crime..... if these people thinking that playing with parents is a crime ..then they must stop using cows to Santch the milk from cow .. .

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    Mohan mangalore,,you are right .people were using them previously .exactly to say misusing them.These exotic birds are in cage.some sell ,clip off their wings and their nose?is blunt so that they dont bite.It is not allowed .They are free birds.Slowly these birds are disappearing ,Parrots are so beutiful .we should see that they remain in their territory.Otherwise our children ,grandchildren will have to see only in books.we have the responsibility towards them not to hurt or put in cage.let them have freedom .

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  • yash, mangaluru

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    These people should be taught to train the dog and carry forward the business , instead of torturing the bird by clipping its wings.

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  • crasta, udupi

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    Seems like they recused 5 parrots and 1 elephant😜

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    This is called Vikas ...

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  • I wish I was There, Bahrain

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    Forest Department, please leave these poor people, they are trying to earn a living.

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    At least one of them (not the parrots) appears to be well fed. Now for a change put them in a cage......

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Fri, Mar 12 2021

    ರಾಜ್ಯ / ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬ ಜನ parrot astrologers ದಿನ ನಿತ್ಯ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾಣಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ...

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