Not Only Humans, Tigers Should also be Punished for Eating Cows, Says Goa MLA

Guwahati, February 5, 2020:

“What is the punishment for a tiger when he eats a cow? When a human being eats cow, he is punished.” Goa NCP MLA Churchill Alemao raised this interesting question on Wednesday.

The Goa MLA also opined that tigers are important as far as wildlife was concerned “but as far as human beings are concerned, cows are important,” he added.

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The MLA added that the human angle in the entire episode should not be ignored. It may be mentioned here that a tigress and three of her cubs were killed by five locals in Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary in January.

The issue was raised by Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat through a calling attention motion on the floor of the House during the Assembly session on Wednesday. Goa Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant , in response to the call of attention motion, said that locals had killed the tigers as the wild cats had attacked their livestock.

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A compensation would be paid within three or four days to farmers who lost their cattle to animal attacks, added the CM.

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