Tigress Avni killed illegally, the incident should be treated as a crime against wildlife, says PETA; asks for an inquiry

New Delhi: The animal rights group PETA India said Saturday that the killing of a tiger as part of an operation in Maharashtra should be the subject of an investigation and that 39, it should be treated as a crime against wildlife.

PETA India said the Avni tiger had been killed "illegally to satisfy a hunter's blood desire", in defiance of the court and in apparent violation of the Wildlife Protection Act.

The Avni tigress, suspected of being responsible for the deaths of 13 people in Maharashtra over the last two years, was shot dead in the night of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra as part of an operation, a Saturday announced the police.

"Avni was illegally killed to satisfy a hunter's bloodlust, which would be a contempt of court and an apparent violation of the Wildlife Protection Act and guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

"She may not have died instantly, but slowly, because of the pain and blood loss, and probably in front of her now orphaned and vulnerable little ones," said Meet Ashar, Senior Coordinator of Intervention Services. Emergency of PETA India.

Ashar said: "this case must be investigated and treated as a crime against wildlife".

"Whether sanctioned by the state or not, no one can be above the law, it is a dark day for our country and we must remain ashamed, and if this murder remains unpunished," added Ashar.

In September of this year, the Supreme Court declared that Avni could be killed on sight, which provoked a series of online petitions demanding the rehabilitation of the tigress. For more than three months, officials of the Forestry Department had the intention of catching it with the help of the latest technologies.

Trained sniffer dogs, trap cameras, drones and hang-gliders, expert trackers, snipers and around 200 people on the ground have been roped off for this task, officials said.

The Forestry Department conducted the operation in Borati on Friday with the help of sniper Asgar Ali, they said.

"The urine of another tigress and an American scent has spread in one part of the compartment, after which Avni came to sniff it," said the l & 39. one of the managers.