Vet council asks forest officials to submit proof against doctor

KOCHI: The Kerala state veterinary council disciplinary committee has asked the forest department officials to submit evidence against veterinarian Dr Abraham Tharakan, who had allegedly issued fitness certificates to seriously-injured elephants without properly examining them before they are paraded in temple festivals, on April 6 at district veterinary office, Ernakulam.
The council was considering a complaint filed by forest officials that the veterinarian was repeatedly issuing fitness certificates to elephants without examining them. The latest trigger is the parading of an elephant, Kuttisankaran, with very open and clear wounds on his legs. “We went to the spot when we were informed by members of Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (SPCA) that an elephant with open wound was being paraded at the Pattupurakkal Bhagavathy temple, Kakkanad. Though they promised to move the tusker out, they brought him back again,” said Anaz, assistant conservator of forests, social forestry, Ernakulam.

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