‘Walking down the local market, I see a chicken pecking on the wire mesh of his cage. Stuck there with 7 other birds, barely moving, he seems to be breathing heavily. His feathers, plucked out by the other birds leave his skin bare, vulnerable to bloody wounds due to rubbing against the mesh. He has some trouble balancing his weight, curious, I venture forth to take a closer look – the stench of fecal matter all around is nauseating,there’s no food or water, and the gouging eyes show a lifetime of pain and suffering – almost awaiting a quick death through this journey of hell.’
Rucha Mehta, Campaigner, Jaipur Chicken Shop Campaigner
FIAPO advocates and works to end animal exploitation – and the largest number of animals impacted are those raised for food. While we reach out to the public to go vegan, we also actively work with enforcement agencies to provide better protection to animals in current systems of production.
The chicken shop campaign was set up with the view of providing some respite to these animals living in cramped conditions.An investigation of the meat shops of Jaipur revealed deplorable conditions, with food, water, shelter all being denied to animals.
Today, only 5 months later, the farm animals of Jaipur fare much better. In this time, we have covered 8 areas of Jaipur, inspecting and regulating 88 meat and chicken shops, leading to the destruction of meat and the rescue of several animals. Continuous follow ups have meant permanent change, and activities such as illegal slaughter have now completely stopped.
Overall, this has impacted the lives of hundreds of animals on a daily basis.
What’s the Strategy?
The campaign works in tandem with local regulatory authorities and animal protectionists to enforce existing laws, spread awareness and take action to prevent illegal slaughter.
Tangible Change Achieved
While in its’ pilot phase, our efforts were geared at working with various authorities ranging from the Municipal Corporation, the Police, the Pollution Control Board, as well as the Food Safety and Standards Authority. After 6 months of inspection and research, we have safely concluded that working with the Food Safety authority officers in tandem with reaching out to people has helped bring about long term sustainable change for farmed animals, especially chickens in Jaipur.
Expanding our Work
Presented as a successful example of an institutional campaign during the National Living Free Bootcamp – the campaign sought an instant buy-in from enthusiastic activists across India.
Piloting the campaign is Jaipur also gave us the blueprint for the path to follow and we are now looking forward to launching the campaign across India! To begin with, we will be launching the campaign in Chennai and Coimbatore – all with the help and support of our young brigade of activists.
The chicken shop campaign was set up with the view of providing some respite to these animals living in cramped conditions.An investigation of the meat shops of Jaipur revealed deplorable conditions, with food, water, shelter all being denied to animals.
Today, only 5 months later, the farm animals of Jaipur fare much better. In this time, we have covered 8 areas of Jaipur, inspecting and regulating 88 meat and chicken shops, leading to the destruction of meat and the rescue of several animals. Continuous follow ups have meant permanent change, and activities such as illegal slaughter have now completely stopped.
Overall, this has impacted the lives of hundreds of animals on a daily basis.
What’s the Strategy?
The campaign works in tandem with local regulatory authorities and animal protectionists to enforce existing laws, spread awareness and take action to prevent illegal slaughter.
Tangible Change Achieved
While in its’ pilot phase, our efforts were geared at working with various authorities ranging from the Municipal Corporation, the Police, the Pollution Control Board, as well as the Food Safety and Standards Authority. After 6 months of inspection and research, we have safely concluded that working with the Food Safety authority officers in tandem with reaching out to people has helped bring about long term sustainable change for farmed animals, especially chickens in Jaipur.
Expanding our Work
Presented as a successful example of an institutional campaign during the National Living Free Bootcamp – the campaign sought an instant buy-in from enthusiastic activists across India.
Piloting the campaign is Jaipur also gave us the blueprint for the path to follow and we are now looking forward to launching the campaign across India! To begin with, we will be launching the campaign in Chennai and Coimbatore – all with the help and support of our young brigade of activists.
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