Mumbai: mousetrap manufacturerfelt bothered by notices requesting a ban Rubber boardPetitioned bombay high court Let them be deposed. The circular was first issued in August 2011 and subsequently in November 2020 by Animal Welfare Council of Indiais “illegal and arbitrary” and violates their legal rights and various basic rights, Pest Control Company argued.
The AWBI says glue traps are inhumane and violate the law. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Rodent control companies claim that using glue traps in India offers a non-toxic, pesticide-free solution to deter rat infestations.
The 2011 notification was advisory in nature and the Maharashtra government did not issue any ban then, they said. But in 2020, the AWBI secretary sent a letter to all states and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in Delhi seeking steps to ban the production and import of glue traps, based on petitions filed by various pest control companies.
In September last year, the Plastic Sheet Manufacturers Association said it learned of the ban from news reports, but a petition submitted in May and registered in July 2024 said no formal notification had been issued. In addition to their dissatisfaction with the ban’s lack of clarity, it argued that there is no legal provision that differentiates between humane and inhumane ways of measuring cruelty to rodents to justify a ban.
They claimed the notices were issued illegally due to the widespread use of rat glue by manufacturers to prevent health hazards caused by the millions of rats in the country. The petition states that “glue traps are mandated across multiple industries,” including the hotel and restaurant industry; indian air forceIndian Railways and Indian space, IT and research organizations regularly issue procurement tenders.
The traps specify how to use vegetable oil to release trapped rats, said manufacturers from Goa, Mumbai and four other pest control companies, which reported to AWBI, the state animal welfare and dairy ministry, the chief secretary and the Pest Control Authority of India. A petition was filed.
The petition argues that there is currently “no other effective and commercially viable approach” humane approach In addition to plywood, which can be implemented.
The case was heard before the high court division bench of Justices BP Colabawalla and Somasekhar Sunderesan on October 22, but due to time constraints, it will now be heard on November 13 after the Diwali holiday.
