Target: M. Maheshwar Rao, Chief Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Karnataka, India
Goal: End the reportedly manual, firewood-based burning of animal bodies, investigate the alleged negligence that left the sole animal crematorium defunct for months, and swiftly open a humane electric crematoria with enforceable standards.
The city’s only animal crematorium has apparently been out of service for roughly four months, and officials have reportedly arranged for animal remains to be burned on makeshift wood pyres at the edge of human crematoria. This arrangement is being described as a temporary fix, yet it allegedly exposes animals—even in death—to undignified handling while risking smoke, odor, and biosecurity issues for nearby communities.
Authorities have also announced plans to tender four electric animal crematoria and to modify sterilization operations under a CNVR protocol. While these steps could improve long-term care, the apparent practice of manual pyre burning contravenes the humane standards the public reasonably expects. Animals who lived and died among us deserve respectful, sanitary treatment—not hurried disposal on open fires.
This petition calls for an immediate end to the reported manual pyre practice, a transparent inquiry into how the dedicated crematorium was allowed to fail, and appropriate administrative penalties for any officials or contractors allegedly responsible. Sign below to demand the city implement humane interim measures (such as refrigerated storage and vetted partner facilities) and publish a rapid, accountable timeline for commissioning electric crematoria, with clear operating SOPs and public oversight.
PETITION LETTER:
Chief Commissioner Rao,
As reported by local outlets and civic announcements, the city’s only animal crematorium has been inoperative for months, and animal remains are being burned on manual, firewood-based pyres at corners of existing premises. This alleged stopgap is being perceived as undignified for animals and potentially unsafe for communities due to smoke, odor, and biosecurity concerns.
While your administration has outlined plans to construct electric animal crematoria and to refine CNVR sterilization, the current approach to post-mortem handling appears to fall short of humane expectations. The public is asking for transparency and accountability about how the dedicated facility purportedly fell into disrepair, and why respectful, sanitary alternatives were not arranged sooner.
We therefore respectfully urge you to: (1) immediately cease the reported manual pyre burning and institute humane interim protocols (refrigerated holding, audited partner cremation services, documented chain-of-custody); (2) initiate a transparent investigation into the apparent maintenance failures and impose appropriate disciplinary or contractual penalties where negligence is established; and (3) publish a fast-tracked timeline for commissioning electric crematoria, complete with enforceable SOPs, third-party audits, and public reporting.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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