Exporting of Toque monkeys: Animal rights laws should be upheld

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Animal laws should be upheld when it comes to the exportation of Toque monkeys. Former Minister of Wildlife and Member of Parliament Sarath Fonseka said today.

“There are rights pertaining to animals set out by relevant laws and these rights have to be safeguarded,” Field Marshal Fonseka told the media.

“Animals should not be exported for food,” he added. He said the Chinese Ambassador should find out whether any private company in China had wanted monkeys from Sri Lanka.

At the same time the MP said that animals such as monkeys and birds such as peacocks do destroy food crops.

“I have already spoken to the current minister in charge of wildlife Mahinda Amaraweera and had discussed the situation,” he said. (Yohan Perera)

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SK Kumara Monday, 24 April 2023 02:39 AM

Word of caution for the inconsiderate political bodies, if you destroy the freedoms of animals and destroy their lives, animal advocacy is a strong growing force in Sri Lanka, we can destroy your entire political career.

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Nandika Monday, 24 April 2023 07:04 AM

Monkey talk.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Monday, 24 April 2023 12:52 PM

War hero is more concerned of animals, did this measure applied on humans during the last stages of internal war in 2009. At the last stages of the war all religious myths were shelved, human consciousness never prevailed, after all any human tendency is to live a full life.Did Lord Buddha, Lord Shiva ,Allah or Jesus Christ would accept what happened in 2009?

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Monday, 24 April 2023 01:14 PM

It is fine to uphold animal right laws, but you failed to uphold human rights laws.

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