SENAAPATHY KANGAYAM CATTLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (An in Situ Breeding and Conservation Centre)
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SENAAPATHY KANGAYAM CATTLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (An in situ breeding and conservation centre) Kuttappalayam P.O., Tirupur District (Formerly Erode District), Tamilnadu -638108. India T +91-4257-294234 | 4257-25023 | 4257-254504. M +91 9994433456 [email protected] | www.kangayambull.com ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 SENAAPATHY KANGAYAM CATTLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (An in situ breeding and conservation centre) makers, thinkers and the Honorable Supreme Court to From the consider these issues and act favorably in conserving our native livestock diversity. We have already lost many breeds of cattle and are in the brink of losing some Chairman’s desk more. I sincerely hope the new National Democratic Alliance Dear Friends, native livestock enthusiasts, members (NDA) Union Government would encourage native of Kangayam cattle breeders Society and policy livestock breeding in a scientific manner. makers: The drought and failure of monsoon in 2012 created a I am thankful to the Government of Tamilnadu for having difficult situation especially for native cattle. The price of accepted our proposal to conduct Cattle Show for feedstock and hay sky-rocketed. Adding to the farmers Kangayam, Umbalacherry and Bargur. My sincere distress, the Honorable Supreme Court of India has thanks and appreciation to Thiru. G. S. Beedi I.A.S., banned the ancient traditional sport of Jallikattu. The then Secretary to Animal Husbandry, Government of Honourable Madras High Court followed suit with the Tamilnadu. I would fail in my duty if I do not mention the ban on Rekhla, another traditional sport. support and guidance from the Tirupur District Administration headed by Thiru.Govindarajan I.A.S., These factors compelled the poor livestock keepers for Collector , the Joint Director, Animal Husbandry and Dr. a large scale distress sale of the cattle for whom Arjunan, Assistant Director, Kangayam and the livestock is the only source of livelihood. Kangayam Cattle Breeders Society. Jallikattu is an ancient sport which is depicted in the I am pleased to say that the activities of SKCRF has Seals of Indus Valley Civilization as a proof of this sport. been recognized worldwide and our Managing Trustee, The world’s oldest secular literature known as Sangam Karthikeya Sivasenapathy was invited and who Literature has many detailed references to the sport as participated in the Global Pastoralist gathering held in “Er Thazuvuthal”-Hugging of bull. Nairobi, Kenya, conducted by United Nations Board of Trustees Environment Programme (UNEP), Food and Agriculture In an ancient Tamil text called “Thirukural”, education is Organization(FAO), International Union for Conservation Aravind Nallathambi, Education considered to be wealth and words used for wealth is of Nature and organized by World Alliance of Mobile Arivudai Nambi, V., Environmental Sciences “madu”, meaning cattle. So it has a socio-cultural Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP).The theme of the meeting Deva Prakash, Education, M., Education, Entrepreneur connotation that human- livestock have co-existed and was “Pastoralism for Sustainable Future from Gunadaran, G., Environmental Sciences cultures have coined usages around them. representation to action” Hima Anugula, Entrepreneur, Environmental and Social Activist, Chennai Karthikeya Sivasenapathy, Livestock keeping and Agriculture The Principles 1, 2, 3 of the united nations Convention of Media’s commitment to native livestock conservation, Biological Diversity (UNCBD), to which India is a Palanisamy, V., Horticulture, Livestock keeping & Farmers Association Representative particularly “The Hindu” ,”Indian Express” , “Deccan signatory state, livestock keepers are creators of breeds Saminathan Sivasenapathy, K., Chairman, SKCRF, Agriculture Chronicle”, “Pasumai Vikatan” and “Thinathanthi”, is and custodians of animal genetic resources of food and commendable “for having consistently shown support Sivasenapathy, E. N., Bargur Hill Cattle Breeders Association agriculture. for the initiatives taken in this field. I urge SKCRF to keep Somasundaram, Law up this commitment towards the conservation of native Sundar Ganesan, Archives and Libraries Livestock keepers and the sustainable use of traditional breeds of cattle. Lasty, we have lost a great soul whose Swaminathan, L. P., Agricultural Economics, TNAU breeds are dependent on the conservation of their life mission was to save the environment through respective ecosystem. Traditional breeds represent organic farming. Thiru G. Nammalvar created collective properties, products of indigenous knowledge awareness to hundreds of youngsters to save this and cultural expression of livestock keepers. We environment. He shall be ever remembered by this world About us sincerely hope the Honourable Courts be considerate and remain a source of inspiration. and lift the ban on the sport. Otherwise it would be a Senaapathy Kangayam Cattle Research Foundation is an in situ death knell to the native species which are part of our conservation and breeding center based at Kuttapalayam in Tirupur Thiru K. Saminathan Sivasenapathy valuable bio-diversity. We also appeal to all the friends district of Tamil Nadu. It also functions as a resource center and Chairman research institute on native breeds of cattle in Tamil Nadu, India. who fight for the ban to understand this reality. To know more about the objectives see: www.kangaymbull.com Please note that India being a signatory to CBD has enacted the biodiversity act 2002.We request policy makers, thinkers and the Honorable Supreme Court to From the consider these issues and act favorably in conserving our native livestock diversity. We have already lost many breeds of cattle and are in the brink of losing some Chairman’s desk more. I sincerely hope the new National Democratic Alliance Dear Friends, native livestock enthusiasts, members (NDA) Union Government would encourage native of Kangayam cattle breeders Society and policy livestock breeding in a scientific manner. makers: The drought and failure of monsoon in 2012 created a I am thankful to the Government of Tamilnadu for having difficult situation especially for native cattle. The price of accepted our proposal to conduct Cattle Show for feedstock and hay sky-rocketed. Adding to the farmers Kangayam, Umbalacherry and Bargur. My sincere distress, the Honorable Supreme Court of India has thanks and appreciation to Thiru. G. S. Beedi I.A.S., banned the ancient traditional sport of Jallikattu. The then Secretary to Animal Husbandry, Government of Honourable Madras High Court followed suit with the Tamilnadu. I would fail in my duty if I do not mention the ban on Rekhla, another traditional sport. support and guidance from the Tirupur District Administration headed by Thiru.Govindarajan I.A.S., These factors compelled the poor livestock keepers for Collector , the Joint Director, Animal Husbandry and Dr. a large scale distress sale of the cattle for whom Arjunan, Assistant Director, Kangayam and the livestock is the only source of livelihood. Kangayam Cattle Breeders Society. Jallikattu is an ancient sport which is depicted in the I am pleased to say that the activities of SKCRF has Seals of Indus Valley Civilization as a proof of this sport. been recognized worldwide and our Managing Trustee, The world’s oldest secular literature known as Sangam Karthikeya Sivasenapathy was invited and who Literature has many detailed references to the sport as participated in the Global Pastoralist gathering held in “Er Thazuvuthal”-Hugging of bull. Nairobi, Kenya, conducted by United Nations Board of Trustees Environment Programme (UNEP), Food and Agriculture In an ancient Tamil text called “Thirukural”, education is Organization(FAO), International Union for Conservation Aravind Nallathambi, Education considered to be wealth and words used for wealth is of Nature and organized by World Alliance of Mobile Arivudai Nambi, V., Environmental Sciences “madu”, meaning cattle. So it has a socio-cultural Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP).The theme of the meeting Deva Prakash, Education, M., Education, Entrepreneur connotation that human- livestock have co-existed and was “Pastoralism for Sustainable Future from Gunadaran, G., Environmental Sciences cultures have coined usages around them. representation to action” Hima Anugula, Entrepreneur, Environmental and Social Activist, Chennai Karthikeya Sivasenapathy, Livestock keeping and Agriculture The Principles 1, 2, 3 of the united nations Convention of Media’s commitment to native livestock conservation, Biological Diversity (UNCBD), to which India is a Palanisamy, V., Horticulture, Livestock keeping & Farmers Association Representative particularly “The Hindu” ,”Indian Express” , “Deccan signatory state, livestock keepers are creators of breeds Saminathan Sivasenapathy, K., Chairman, SKCRF, Agriculture Chronicle”, “Pasumai Vikatan” and “Thinathanthi”, is and custodians of animal genetic resources of food and commendable “for having consistently shown support Sivasenapathy, E. N., Bargur Hill Cattle Breeders Association agriculture. for the initiatives taken in this field. I urge SKCRF to keep Somasundaram, Law up this commitment towards the conservation of native Sundar Ganesan, Archives and Libraries Livestock keepers and the sustainable use of traditional breeds of cattle. Lasty, we have lost a great soul whose Swaminathan, L. P., Agricultural Economics, TNAU breeds are dependent on the conservation of their life mission was to save the environment through respective ecosystem. Traditional breeds represent organic farming. Thiru