John Abraham is against the online platforms selling animals
Many of the Bollywood actors stand against the cruelty of animals. John Abraham is one of them. He has
Many of the Bollywood actors stand against the cruelty of animals. John Abraham is one of them. He has made a stand to speak for those animals who are being sold online. On September 22nd he has written a letter to e-retailer Quikr, urging the platform to stop trading in live animals.
His letter read,“By allowing dogs, cats, and other animals to be traded via your platform, Quikr is putting animals at risk of being cruelly housed and transported as well as being obtained by abusive people or impulse shoppers who are simply not prepared to provide them with lifelong care,” wrote John in the letter. Will you please join the ranks of OLX India and other leading websites by banning advertisements for live animals?”
In the letter he mentioned that although the platform claims to offer “adoptions”, but only reputable and registered animal protection NGOs ensure to offer true adoptions making sure that the animals are provided a lifelong home. These NGOs also have given homes to animals, who have been abandoned after being obtained on impulse through pet shops, breeders, or websites like Quikr.
Moreover, Quikr also offer free adoptions on roosters and goats, that may be procured for illegal fighting or for slaughter. John has been an active member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and has earlier pushed for a ban on animal circuses, spoken out against Mumbai’s “dancing” monkeys, and appeared in an ad urging everyone to let birds fly free.
