Mumbai,(IANS)| Filmmaker-actress Pooja Bhatt has been honored with the Hero to Animal Award by PETA India on International Animal Rights Day. Pooja, daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Lorraine Bright, said, “I am really grateful to PETA for giving me this award. I thank my mother.The filmmaker-actress has supported PETA India’s campaign to ban horse-drawn carriages in Mumbai. Also supported the call for the release of a captive elephant named Malti who was brutally beaten near Jaipur. He has cautioned people on social media about how easily birds can be injured and killed by the manja.
She insists on adopting street animals, keeping meat off her plate.Sachin Bangera, Celebrity and Public Relations Director, PETA India said that Pooja Bhatt is the protector of animals.Pooja has received a trophy and a citation.Past recipients of the award are Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, for allocating funds to feed community animals during the lockdown, and Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain.Among others, singer Zubeen Garg has called for an end to animal sacrifice in Assam. It also includes Gaurav Gera, Rohit Gurjar, Shilpa Shetty, Zareen Khan, Cyrus Brocha, Rani Mukerji, Asin and Imran Khan.
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