02.09.2025

Chennai

SFTN-PR-008-47

info@voiceforanimals.in

Helpline: 9 487 487 000

 

To
The Hon’ble Chief Minister,
Govt of Tamil Nadu,
Secretariat,
Chennai -600009.
Email: cmcell@tn.gov.in
 
 
Subject: Urgent Action Against Irresponsible Media Reporting on Community Dogs, Protection of Animals is a Governmental Duty
 
Respected Sir,

We, the undersigned citizens, seek your urgent intervention regarding the alarming trend of media outlets spreading false, exaggerated, and negative narratives against community dogs. Such biased reporting not only misguides the public but also disrupts communal harmony and law and order.

Key Concerns:

1.  Disruption of Public Harmony: Media sensationalism against dog’s fuels hostility, leading to cruelty against animals and normalization of violence in society. This directly affects human behaviour and safety.
 
2.  Government Responsibility: Protection of animals is not charity—it is a constitutional duty and comes under the direct responsibility of the State. Failure to act reflects a system failure.
 
3.  Ignored Issues: While real issues such as the killing of puppies, dangerous potholes, banned firecracker usage, and rising air and water pollution go unaddressed, the focus is wrongly shifted onto animals.
 
4.  One Health Framework: The globally accepted One Health approach emphasizes that human health, animal health, and environmental health are interconnected. By allowing toxic narratives against animals, we weaken this critical balance, risking outbreaks, public safety, and ecological harmony.
 
Our Demands:

1.Immediate legal action against media outlets that incite hate or spread misinformation against animals.

2.Strict enforcement of existing laws under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Wildlife Protection Act, and relevant IPC provisions.

3.Public accountability of media houses to ensure reporting is ethical, scientific, and socially responsible.

4.Integration of One Health into policy decisions, ensuring animal welfare is treated as an essential pillar of public health and governance.

Protecting animals is not optional kindness; it is an inseparable duty of governance. Misinformation that breeds cruelty against animals threatens not just their lives but also human values, social harmony, and environmental health. We urge you to act decisively and set an example of compassionate and responsible leadership.

On behalf of concerned citizens and animal welfare advocates.

 

Hn.Dr.Vijayapriya

Executive Director
SCAN FOUNDATION
www.voiceforanimals.in