Andhra Pradesh cop rides horse painted with coronavirus got criticized online:
Recently we saw a cop in Chennai wearing a coronavirus inspired helmet to raise awareness about the infection, now residents of Peapully Mandal in Andhra Pradesh spotted a policeman riding a horse painted with coronavirus images.
While the coronavirus pandemic has caused various police departments across the country to come u with innovative ways to spread awareness about the disease, this move by sub-inspector Maruthi Shanker has triggered a debate on animal cruelty.
To alert the people of Peapally Mandal about the virus and precautionary measures, Shaker sat on the horse that was painted with red dots resembling the structure of the virus.
Check out the video:
Andhra Pradesh: Sub Inspector Maruti Sankar, Peapally Mandal, Kurnool district rides a horse painted with images of #COVID19 virus, to create awareness among the public about the pandemic pic.twitter.com/xIFsktWahG
— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2020
To spread awareness among citizens in Andhra Pradesh, sub Inspector Maruthi Shanker rode a horse that was painted with images of #COVID19 virus. pic.twitter.com/5T1GHa0eEW
— Express Trending (@ietrending) March 31, 2020
Talking about the initiative and the reason behind using the horse, he said: “People in the villages don’t have easy access to cellphones and television. Hence, the horse was used to visually represent the virus so that they know about it.”
“Moreover, the horse is also a symbolic representation to explain the speed at which the virus can spread,”
Though the aim behind the initiative was to create awareness about the disease, it received mixed reactions online as many did not approve of the paint applied to the animal.
One user wrote: “If you are looking for novel methods of creating awareness wear a #COVID19 helmet. Leave the animals alone,” another wrote: “Awareness initiative is good but should have explored other innovative ideas!”
Check out the reactions below:
is it correct to paint on animals ( see below tweet )?Paints are made with chemicals right?@peta @PetaIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi @ysjagan @AndhraPradeshCM @bbcnewstelugu @republic @ndtv @umasudhir @NTVJustIn @TV9Telugu @amalaakkineni1 @bolisetti_satya https://t.co/JNiMUhPJBo
— Venkatesh 🇮🇳 (@venkatesh0529) March 31, 2020
Awareness initiative is good, but should have explored other innovative ideas! 🙁 https://t.co/Y5XbrgQ9Xv
— Srinivas Kshirsagar (@srinivasksh_) March 31, 2020
is it correct to paint on animals ( see below tweet )?Paints are made with chemicals right?@peta @PetaIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi @ysjagan @AndhraPradeshCM @bbcnewstelugu @republic @ndtv @umasudhir @NTVJustIn @TV9Telugu @amalaakkineni1 @bolisetti_satya https://t.co/JNiMUhPJBo
— Venkatesh 🇮🇳 (@venkatesh0529) March 31, 2020
What a way of spreading awareness#IndiaFightsCorona https://t.co/oub2l2T2SU
— Dr Gyan Mishra #StayHomeSaveLives (@DrGyanBharat) March 31, 2020
Poor horse
Animals don’t have rights
Neither can they protest
Where is @peta @PetaIndia ?
If you are looking for novel methods of creating awareness wear a a #COVID19 helmet
Leave the animals alone https://t.co/8NAL6SpNet— Leena Mathew (@leenasind) March 31, 2020
What do you think?
