Concerned All,
When my friends & me went to Solapur for holidays, then we decided to visit Zoo in Jam Mill Area. Approximately 80 animals & birds are there presently in Zoo. There was no assistance from the side of zoo authorities and they actually absent throughout day. Photographs of few animals were clicked.
The Major points to be noted are as follows:-
1. Dr. Landge is in charge of zoo, employed by Solapur Municipal Corporation, does not use to coming to duty told by zoo cleaner.
2. The Temperature was 40 C, which was too hot for animals, especially monkeys, as their cages are open from top.
3. All animals enclosures are very unsafe for people as well as animals, anybody can feed them anything easily.
4. Last month 26 Deer died due to unknown reason, I wrote Animal Welfare Board to authorize me for checking the papers, registers but there is no reply from the boards, so unable to inspect the registration, breeding, and vaccinations papers.
5. Many cages are broken which may harm animals.
6. The parks one side is huge garden, which is used by Couples for XXXX.
7. The feeding was prohibited as written on board, but many people throwing food to monkeys.
8. The zoo is closed on Tuesdays and Rs.3/- for Adult & Rs.2/- for child was the ticket charged by them.
9. Venoms & Non-Venomous snakes are kept together.
10. Peacock & Parakeets kept in small tiny cage together wherein peacock was eating all the food & parakeets were hungry but scared to come down on floor.
11. The Zoo authority is building huge round shaped Vihar for Lions & Tigers which is going to be the reason for death of all Peafowls as their cages are open and close and opposite to lion vihar, these birds may die with facing to lions or hearing of voice of lions.
All concerned citizens are requested to circulate the letter among all. Also write strong letter to Zoo Officer regarding improvement of its condition with below mentioned suggestions to be mentioned in Letter.
Address of Zoo:
Dr. Landge – Zoo Incharge
Jam Mill Zoo,
Near Jam Mill Compound,
Vijapur Road,
Solapur 413004
Maharashtra.
Suggested Enhancements:
1. Zoo staff is living very near to cages, they should be away from cages, animals needs privacy.
2. There should be proper water facilities for the animals. They must have free access to water at their will during the day or night.
3. Since 26 deer died recently, proper medical check-up is to be done on regular basis & medicine to be given on time.
4. All rusty, small & dirty cages to be replaced with new, spacey one.
5. Poisonous & Non-poisonous snakes to be kept different tanks.
6. 24 hrs. vety. Facility must be there.
7. Zoo is building huge open area for lions & tigers, which is opposite to the peacocks open cages, if these peacock are not removed then, they will die with fear of lions.
8. Indian Parakeets & Pea fowls are not to be caged together.
9. Zoo should have committee of Dist. Vets, representatives of NGOs, AWBIs Animal Welfare Officers & local humanitarians who will give surprise visit to zoo at any time any day.
10. Zoo must keep rescued wild animals from circuses, illegal zoos instead of wild caught animals.
11. All the animals should be sterilized & not breeded in zoo habitat.
Please Send the copy of your Letter to us at PAWS for further follow-up
Plant & Animals Welfare Society – PAWS
A-14, Savitri Sadan,
Dr. Mukharji Road,
Dombivli (East) 421201.
Yours for Animals,
Nilesh Bhanage
Gen. Secretary – PAWS