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Jump to full article: The Hindu Online (in), 2008-10-02
Intro: Noting that health of captive animals is affected due to smoking by visitors to the zoos, a prominent animal rights group on Wednesday sought a ban on smoking in such areas as well.
The demand has come in the wake of the health ministry's notification imposing ban on smoking in the public places.
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to the CZA, an autonomous government body, to implement the notification in the zoos as well, as "passive smoking is injurious to the animal's health too."
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