Stop cruelty to cattle, Jackie Chan tells PM

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, AUG. 23. Mr. Jackie Chan, Hong Kong-based star of martial arts films has taken up the cause of cattle destined for slaughter houses in India.

Responding to a request from the international animal advocacy group, `People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals', he has urged the Government to take immediate measures to halt the cruelty meted to cattle which are killed for meat and leather products.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B.Vajpayee, copies of which were released here today, Mr. Chan said ``I am greatly saddened to learn of the pain and suffering endured by cattle during their transport and slaughter. I am especially alarmed that such abuses, while illegal under India's stringent animal welfare laws, continue in this wonderful land where reverence for life is a matter of national life''.

He appealed to the Prime Minister to ``ensure that federal, state and municipal authorities treat these crimes as a matter of priority and enforce the laws''.

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