
SPCA files case against move to kill infected goats
The Hindu
Govt. farm in Kannur to cull 35 animals to prevent spread of Johne’s disease
The move to kill goats in a government goat farm at Konmeri in Kannur district, to prevent the spread of Johne’s disease, is facing stiff resistance from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and veterinarians. The SPCA has filed a case in the Kannur munsiff court against the Disease Investigating Officer and Department of Animal Husbandry, challenging the decision to kill the goats without even administering them vaccine and medication. Johne’s disease is an infectious wasting condition of cattle and other ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium. The symptoms include weight loss and diarrhoea.More Related News