"The IOC needs to elevate its dialogue with the full range of those most affected beyond sponsors and governments to an open multi-stakeholder process that brings to the table as equals player associations as the representatives of athletes and others most at risk," WPA executive director Brendan Schwab said in a statement.
Mumbai-based activist, Dr Sarita Subramaniam, asked: 'Why can't a state like Maharashtra, which is rich in wildlife, have a trained team of veterinarians that can tranquilise a big cat in the wild. They could have rescued it and kept it in a rescue centre.'
Siobhan McLaughlin, 46, was refused the benefit after her partner John Adams died from cancer in January 2014 because the couple, who had four children and were together for 23 years, were not married or in a civil pa
Dr Sarita wondered: 'How could they allow taking selfies with the dead cat? It gives out a very wrong message, especially when a government forest department is involved.