We The People: Was Tigress Avni's Shooting Justified?
On the 2nd of November a tigress known as T1 or Avni was shot dead. The orders were given to either tranquilise or shoot the tigress after 13 people were killed in the area over a two year period. But the killing of the tigress has sparked off a bitter nationwide row, involving animal lovers and politicians, farmers and conservationists. Was the protocol breached in the killing of the tigress as a professional shooter was called in for the job and the allegations are there was no veterinarian doctor with him at the time, and that the tigress was shot at night? On this episode of We The People we discuss, how do you deal with man-eater animals? How is an animal declared man-eater? Is killing the animals, only option? Should Government just let people die? Or Killing an Animal can help solve this issue?
