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Maneka Gandhi comes to the rescue of birds, rabbits
Updated On: 17 October, 2012 12:31 PM IST | | Agencies
A timely tip-off from NGO People For Animals (PFA) and pressure from former union minister and MP Maneka Gandhi saved the lives of hundreds of birds and rabbits as the railway police late Tuesday intercepted a consignment of animals and birds meant for delivery in Kanpur.
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The police intercepted the consignment in Ghaziabad on board the Kalka-Delhi passenger train.
At the time of the seizure, more than 100 birds and a dozen rabbits had died due to asphyxia. The rest, among them also the rare zebra finch, were safely recovered.
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