Say No to leather cricket ball, use alternatives:Sukanya Kadyan
- by: Ms. Sukanya Kadyan of OIPA in India - PFA Haryana
- recipient: The International Cricket Council - ICC and The Board of Control for Cricket in India - BCCI
"Synthetic balls are not only kinder to animals but also safer for the environment", said Sukanya Kadyan of OIPA in India and PFA Haryana. "They are superior to leather balls because they can be made more durable and water resistant, and with the technology available, they can be customised to meet players' needs. We are calling on the International Cricket Council to show that cricket is truly a gentleman's sport by choosing synthetic balls over leather ones."
Animals slaughtered for their skin endure extreme crowding and deprivation; castration, branding, tail-docking and dehorning without any pain relief and cruel transport and slaughter. In India, where much of the world's leather comes from, cattle are marched for days to slaughter without food or water. Those who collapse from exhaustion have their eyes smeared with chilli peppers and tobacco and their tails broken in an effort to keep them moving. At India's abattoirs, animals are often skinned and dismembered while they are still conscious.
Also, turning animal skins into leather requires massive amounts of toxic chemicals, and runoff from leather tanneries poisons rivers and streams. A report by the Central Pollution Control Board found that Vellore, Tamil Nadu %u2013 which has about 6,000 tanneries %u2013 is alarmingly polluted. The chemicals that tannery workers are exposed to have also been linked to cancer, respiratory infections and other illnesses. Studies of leather-tannery workers in Sweden and Italy found cancer risks "between 20% and 50% above [those] expected".
Detailed link for Leather Cricket ball manufacturers in India :
We offer a premium range of Cricket Leather Balls for the sports lover. These high quality balls are handcrafted with premium alum tanned leather. These balls are designed to provide enhanced performance being of top quality cork core wound under wool. These balls are manufactured of four-piece ball of leather and dyed in different attractive colours. These balls can be customized as per the requirement of the client.
We offer cricket balls, which are manufactured from qualitative raw materials like PU, PVC, rubber synthetic laminate and stitched using qualitative thread. The features of our range includes
Leather Cricket Balls are made up of Alum Tanned Leather with Cork Core inside. Available in different sizes.
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Our range of cricket balls consist of Indian leather cricket balls, Australian leather leather cricket balls and synthetic cricket balls. These are made from premium quality material with sewing and other finishing work done by using innovative processes to provide in them a flawless finish. Offered at competitive prices, our range is widely used and demanded by various cricket players and cricket associations.
we manufacture a quality range of Cricket Balls that is designed at per the international quality standards. We offer various types of balls such as synthetic soft hand stitched ball, synthetic leather cricket ball and machine cricket bowling ball. Our synthetic hand stitched balls are manufactured using soft P.U. Core , and are best suited for indoor cricket. Apart from this, our synthetic leather cricket balls give guarantee for 200 over against de-shaping and breakage under any climate conditions.
The International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA in India and People for Animals ( PFA ) Haryana Director Sukanya Kadyan welcome you all to congratulate following Indian team members...
SR Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, G Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, S Sreesanth, V Sehwag.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winner
Team India -
1 SR Tendulkar 2 MS Dhoni 3 R Ashwin 4 PP Chawla 5 Harbhajan Singh 6 Z Khan 7 V Kohli 8 A Nehra 9 MM Patel 10 YK Pathan 11 SK Raina 12 G Gambhir 13 Yuvraj Singh 14 S Sreesanth 15 V Sehwag
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The International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA in India and People for Animals ( PFA ) Haryana congratulate following Indian team members for their great victory ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 : SR Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, G Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, S Sreesanth, V Sehwag."Synthetic balls are not only kinder to animals but also safer for the environment", said Sukanya Kadyan of OIPA in India and PFA Haryana. "They are superior to leather balls because they can be made more durable and water resistant, and with the technology available, they can be customized to meet players' needs. We are calling on the International Cricket Council to show that cricket is truly a gentleman's sport by choosing synthetic balls over leather ones."
Animals slaughtered for their skin endure extreme crowding and deprivation; castration, branding, tail-docking and dehorning without any pain relief and cruel transport and slaughter. In India, where much of the world's leather comes from, cattle are marched for days to slaughter without food or water. Those who collapse from exhaustion have their eyes smeared with chilly peppers and tobacco and their tails broken in an effort to keep them moving. At India's abattoirs, animals are often skinned and dismembered while they are still conscious.
Also, turning animal skins into leather requires massive amounts of toxic chemicals, and runoff from leather tanneries poisons rivers and streams. A report by the Central Pollution Control Board found that Vellore, Tamil Nadu %u2013 which has about 6,000 tanneries %u2013 is alarmingly polluted. The chemicals that tannery workers are exposed to have also been linked to cancer, respiratory infections and other illnesses. Studies of leather-tannery workers in Sweden and Italy found cancer risks "between 20% and 50% above [those] expected".
Some Cricket ball manufacturers claims by their websites :
We manufacture a quality range of Cricket Balls that is designed at per the international quality standards. We offer various types of balls such as synthetic soft hand stitched ball, synthetic leather cricket ball and machine cricket bowling ball. Our synthetic hand stitched balls are manufactured using soft P.U. Core , and are best suited for indoor cricket. Apart from this, our synthetic leather cricket balls give guarantee for 200 over against de-shaping and breakage under any climate conditions.
In reality they don't promote leather alternatives but there are many options to replace leather, hence Naresh Kadyan, representative of OIPA in India and founder chairman of PFA Haryana appeal you all to ask all cricket ball manufactures to replace leather with alternatives while manufacturing cricket balls and we are ready to give incentives and appreciate their work as well for a noble cause to eliminate animal abuse from India.
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