Will Harry Potter’s Iconic Pet Disappear into The Dark?
Ever since the first of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling was published in 1997, it achieved a global fan following and gave birth to the Harry Potter cult, and alert filmmakers cashed in on the Potter pandemonium. With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), fans are thronging to the theatres. But not many know that in the last couple of years, it’s not the child wizard alone but his pet owl too, which has captured the imagination of millions. A report by the wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, launched by the Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, called ‘Imperilled Custodians of the Night,’ claims that there is a huge rise in illegal owl trade in India, which has led to a sharp decline in its numbers. Harry Potter’s white pet owl, Hedwig, is being partly held responsible for the fall in owl population as many Harry Potter fans are purchasing owls to keep as pets from illegal animal markets.
Reena Pandey and her 10-year-old daughter, Rishita, are both Harry Potter fans. Some time back Reena was taken by surprise when her daughter demanded a white owl to keep as a pet. “It was a strange wish but I saw no problem in it. People keep various kinds of birds as pets, so I went to a couple of pet shops to ask how I could purchase an owl for my daughter,” said Reena. Failing to receive any information from those pet shops, Reena decided to look up on the net and realised that it was not only her daughter making this strange wish, but many children in India and abroad wish to keep Hedwigs in their home too. The reason why Reena could find none at pet shops is because the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) bans hunting and trade of all Indian owl species.
The craze for keeping pet owls is a recent one, and has had very little to do with the dwindling number of owls. Highlighting the other reasons, TRAFFIC revealed that sacrificing owls on auspicious occasions, especially on Diwali, is a regular practice in India.
Ever since the first of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling was published in 1997, it achieved a global fan following and gave birth to the Harry Potter cult, and alert filmmakers cashed in on the Potter pandemonium. With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), fans are thronging to the theatres. But not many know that in the last couple of years, it’s not the child wizard alone but his pet owl too, which has captured the imagination of millions. A report by the wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, launched by the Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, called ‘Imperilled Custodians of the Night,’ claims that there is a huge rise in illegal owl trade in India, which has led to a sharp decline in its numbers. Harry Potter’s white pet owl, Hedwig, is being partly held responsible for the fall in owl population as many Harry Potter fans are purchasing owls to keep as pets from illegal animal markets.
Reena Pandey and her 10-year-old daughter, Rishita, are both Harry Potter fans. Some time back Reena was taken by surprise when her daughter demanded a white owl to keep as a pet. “It was a strange wish but I saw no problem in it. People keep various kinds of birds as pets, so I went to a couple of pet shops to ask how I could purchase an owl for my daughter,” said Reena. Failing to receive any information from those pet shops, Reena decided to look up on the net and realised that it was not only her daughter making this strange wish, but many children in India and abroad wish to keep Hedwigs in their home too. The reason why Reena could find none at pet shops is because the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) bans hunting and trade of all Indian owl species.
The craze for keeping pet owls is a recent one, and has had very little to do with the dwindling number of owls. Highlighting the other reasons, TRAFFIC revealed that sacrificing owls on auspicious occasions, especially on Diwali, is a regular practice in India.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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