New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has
donated an autographed racquet to People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) for auction, the proceeds from which will help provide
relief to 'working animals'.
The racquet is being auctioned on the website eBay.in and the
proceeds will go to 'Animal Rahat' which is supported by PETA India.
"The funds we raise from auctioning my tennis racquet will provide
comfort to horses forced to pull heavy carts, bullocks who work in sugar
mills and donkeys who are forced to labour in the brick kilns," Mirza
said.
Mirza was the first Indian to win a Women's Tennis Association Tour
title of any kind in the 2009 Australian Open. She also won the 2012
French Open in mixed doubles to claim her second Grand Slam title.
Animal Rahat was founded in 2003 to give relief to horses,
bullocks, donkeys and other animals who are forced to work. This
programme offers services throughout three districts in Maharashtra and
is run by a staff that includes veterinarians, veterinary assistants,
animal caretakers and a full-time community educator.
Some of the group's accomplishments include conducting vaccination
camps, stopping cruel bullock races, enlisting the help of local police
stations in averting animal abuse and confiscating countless whips, nose
ropes, barbed-wire goads, horn paring equipment and other cruel devices
that add misery to working animals' lives.
It is run by a staff that includes veterinarians, veterinary assistants, animal caretakers and a full-time community educator.
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