Congress MLA Roji M. John calls for tough measures against wild animals entering human habitats in Kerala

Congress MLA Roji M. John advocates for wild animals to feel physical pain to deter them from entering inhabited areas.

Wild animals entering inhabited areas should “feel physical pain, only then will they refrain from doing so in the future”, Congress MLA Roji M. John said.

“If wild boars entering populated areas are shot, the people should be allowed to cook and eat them instead of burning the carcass with kerosene,” he insisted.

Speaking at the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) Malayora Jadha protest march here recently, the MLA from Angamaly constituency further said that people should have the right to shoot down wild animals destroying their crops and property.

"Let it be any wild animal which enters inhabited areas, it should feel physical pain. Be it an elephant, tiger or any other wild animal. If the animal realises it will suffer pain if it enters populated areas, it will stop doing so," the MLA said.

His comments were made in the presence of senior party leaders, including the Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan.

A few days ago, another Congress MLA, Sunny Joseph, had called for a law to allow cooking wild boars with coconut oil instead of burying them by pouring kerosene.

Mr. Joseph had criticised the current rule, which, according to him, requires that wild boars shot using licensed guns be buried after pouring kerosene on them.