Published: 08:44 AM, 30 September 2024
A humanitarian approach is required to save animals: Farida Akhter
The interim government’s Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said that human beings have devastated the lives and habitats of animals on Planet Earth which has jeopardized the human race themselves. She urged everyone to uphold a humanitarian approach to the protection of animals.
Farida Akhter made the above remarks in the capital’s Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) while addressing as the chief guest a seminar jointly organized by Livestock Division, Health Division, Forests Department and USAID One Health Activity on Sunday on account of World Rabies Day 2024.
Farida Akhter called upon all stakeholders to work in a coordinated way to convert the idea of “One Health Approach” into “One Life Approach” so that the goals of preserving wildlife, sustaining ecological balance and consolidating an all out integrated lifestyle can be achieved.
Farida Akhter called upon all stakeholders to work in a coordinated way to convert the idea of “One Health Approach” into “One Life Approach” so that the goals of preserving wildlife, sustaining ecological balance and consolidating an all out integrated lifestyle can be achieved.
Farida Akhter said, “The outbreak of rabies is currently under control thanks to vaccines, but still we are under threat from this particular deadly disease due to our topographic features, unrestrained behaviour from vulnerable crowds and wrong perceptions. Pet cats and pet dogs as well as stray canine animals need to be brought under the umbrella of rabies vaccines too.”
Director General of Livestock Division Dr. Mohammad Rezaul Haque presided over the seminar. Professor Poritosh Kumar Biswas, USAID One Health Activity’s Team Lead, Additional Secretary to Fisheries and Livestock Ministry ATM Mostafa Kamal and Health Directorate Additional Director General (Planning and Development) Professor Dr. Sheikh Sydul Haque spoke on the occasion among other dignitaries.
