The Scale & Suffering Of Animals Is Huge: Parag Aggarwal Founder, India Animal Fund

Parag Aggarwal Founder, India Animal Fund joins the NDTV-India Animal Fund Freedom For All Telethon and talks about the initiative that envisions a world free of animal harm and exploitation which prioritises ending the suffering of all sentient beings independent of species. At the telethon, Mr Aggarwal said that the health of the planet, human health and animal well-being are closely connected. What is good for the animals is also good for us. He further added, "The scale in which the animals are harmed is in millions and billions. But more shocking is the intensity of suffering at an individual animal's level. For example, an egg-laying hen spends her entire life in a battery cage that is in the size of an A4 paper and in the entire life, she cannot spread her wings. Illegal breeding of exotic dogs is done using rape stands where dogs are forced to mate. The intensity of suffering is huge."