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== History == | == History == | ||
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants (PCAP) was founded by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar in 1977. In 1982, Sarkar wrote a book on his philosophy [[Neohumanism]], that laid the philosophical and inspirational basis for the implementation of the objectives of PCAP.<ref name="About PCAP">{{cite web|title=About PCAP|url=http://www.pcap.amps.org/about.htm|publisher=Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref> | Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants (PCAP) was founded by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar in 1977. In 1982, Sarkar wrote a book on his philosophy [[Neohumanism]], that laid the philosophical and inspirational basis for the implementation of the objectives of PCAP.<ref name="About PCAP">{{cite web|title=About PCAP|url=http://www.pcap.amps.org/about.htm|publisher=Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
== Objectives == | |||
PCAP have the following ten aims and objectives—<ref name="About PCAP" /> | |||
# To prevent cruelty to animals and birds. | |||
# To protect rare and dying species of animals and birds from extinction. | |||
# To prevent cruelty to plants and trees and to protect rare and dying species of plants and trees from extinction. | |||
# To prevent deforestation and create and maintain ecological balance in relation to environments. | |||
# To create a sentiment of love for animals, birds and plants by popularizing their usefulness to human beings, society and the environment. | |||
# To popularize the vegetarian menu and thus save the lives of innocent animals and birds. | |||
# To provide food to animals and to provide sanctuaries and medical help to ailing and sick animals and birds. | |||
# To promote forest based products and industries for the economic upliftment of the poor, tribal and forest people. | |||
# To construct and maintain sanctuaries, aviaries, ponds, wells pastures, gardens and forests, for the welfare of human beings, animals, birds and plants. | |||
# To promote and develop afforestation in order to convert dry and barren lands into fertile and cultivable ones. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 3 May 2014
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants or PCAP is an international non-governmental social organisation and a sub-organisation of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha that aims to prevent cruelty to animals and plants.
History
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants (PCAP) was founded by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar in 1977. In 1982, Sarkar wrote a book on his philosophy Neohumanism, that laid the philosophical and inspirational basis for the implementation of the objectives of PCAP.[1]
Objectives
PCAP have the following ten aims and objectives—[1]
- To prevent cruelty to animals and birds.
- To protect rare and dying species of animals and birds from extinction.
- To prevent cruelty to plants and trees and to protect rare and dying species of plants and trees from extinction.
- To prevent deforestation and create and maintain ecological balance in relation to environments.
- To create a sentiment of love for animals, birds and plants by popularizing their usefulness to human beings, society and the environment.
- To popularize the vegetarian menu and thus save the lives of innocent animals and birds.
- To provide food to animals and to provide sanctuaries and medical help to ailing and sick animals and birds.
- To promote forest based products and industries for the economic upliftment of the poor, tribal and forest people.
- To construct and maintain sanctuaries, aviaries, ponds, wells pastures, gardens and forests, for the welfare of human beings, animals, birds and plants.
- To promote and develop afforestation in order to convert dry and barren lands into fertile and cultivable ones.
References
- ^ a b "About PCAP" Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha retrieved 3 May 2014