Sweden Becomes World’s First Country to Go 100% Cage-Free for Hens
Janwaron ke huqooq (animal welfare) ki duniya mein ek aisi kamyabi haasil hui hai jiski misaal nahi milti. Sweden ne tareekh raqam karte hue dunya ka pehla mulk honay ka aizaz haasil kar liya hai jahan anday denay wali tamam murghiyon ko pinjron (cages) se azaad kar diya gaya hai. Yeh 100% cage-free anday paida karne ka tareekhi sang-e-meel (milestone) hai, jise ek non-profit tanzeem “Project 1882” ki dahaiyon (decades) par muheet jaddojahad ne mumkin banaya hai. Yeh kahani is baat ka saboot hai ke musalsal koshish se bari se bari tabdeeli bhi laayi ja sakti hai.
A Victory Decades in the Making (Dahaiyon Par Muheet Kamyabi)
Yeh kamyabi raaton raat nahi mili. Iske peeche ek lambi aur mushkil jaddojahad hai. 1988 mein, Sweden ki parliament mein pinjron par pabandi ka bill na-kaam ho gaya tha, lekin Project 1882 ne himmat nahi haari. Qanooni pabandi ke bajaye, unhon ne apni hikmat-e-amli (strategy) tabdeel ki aur logon ki soch badalnay par kaam shuru kiya. Unhon ne faisla kiya ke agar qanoon nahi badal sakta, to market ko zaroor badla ja sakta hai. Yahi woh nuqta tha jahan se Sweden mein cage-free farming kaise hui ki asal kahani shuru hoti hai.
The Power of Advocacy (Wikalat Ki Taqat)
Project 1882 ne ek zabardast muhim (campaign) shuru ki. Unhon ne Sweden ki 85 se zayed bari companies ko is baat par qayil (convince) kiya ke woh pinjron mein band murghiyon ke anday khareedna aur bechna band kar dein. Iske sath hi, unhon ne tamam shehri idaron (municipalities) se bhi raabta kiya aur unhein is baat par amada kiya ke woh sarkari khareedari (public procurement) mein cage-free anday ko shamil karein. Is do- तरफा (two-pronged) attack ka nateeja yeh nikla ke market mein pinjron walay andon ki demand aahista aahista khatam ho gayi, aur poultry industry ne khud-ba-khud (voluntarily) pinjron ka istemal tark kar diya.
What “Cage-Free” Really Means (Cage-Free Ka Asal Matlab Kya Hai?)
Aap soch rahe honge ke cage-free anday ka asal matlab kya hai? Iska matlab hai ke murghiyon ko chotay, tang pinjron mein qaid nahi rakha jaata. Iske bajaye, unhein baray baray barns ya sheds mein rakha jaata hai jahan woh:
- Azaadi se ghoom phir sakti hain.
- Apne par phaila sakti hain.
- Zameen par aaram kar sakti hain.
- Makhsoos jaghon par anday de sakti hain.
Yeh unki qudrati zindagi ke qareeb tar hota hai aur unhein shadeed zehni aur jismaani takleef se bachata hai. 2008 se ab tak, Project 1882 ki koshishon se Sweden mein 17 million (1 crore 70 lakh) se zayed murghiyon ko pinjron ki qaid se azaadi mil chuki hai.
A Model for Europe and the World (Europe aur Dunya Ke Liye Ek Misaal)
Sweden ki yeh kamyabi Europe aur poori dunya ke liye ek roshan misaal hai. Yeh sabit karti hai ke agar awam aur companies mil kar faisla kar lein, to janwaron ki behtari ke liye bari tabdeeliyan qanoon saazi ke baghair bhi laayi ja sakti hain. Ab Project 1882 ka agla hadaf (goal) is kamyabi ko mustaqil (permanent) banana hai. Woh chahte hain ke ab Sweden mein pinjron par qanooni pabandi bhi aaid kar di jaye, taake is taraqqi ko hamesha ke liye mehfooz banaya ja sake. Yeh kahani janwaron ke huqooq ki behtari ki ek umda misaal hai.
