GUWAHATI
The Arunachal Pradesh government has prohibited the Statewide manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for catching rats and mice following an appeal from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India.
An August 24 notification from Bidol Tayeng, Commissioner for the State’s Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development, cited advisories issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to impose the ban on glue traps.