For the first time inIndia's history, a writ petition hasbeen filed in the High Court to shifta national zoological park. Thepetition filed by People for Animals(PFA), a group led by ManekaGandhi, draws the court's attention to the pitiable conditions inthe Calcutta Zoo. It argues thatcentury-old methods are beingused for animals upkeep. A team ofPFA visited the zoo and foundgross violations of the Recognitionof Zoo Rules, 1"2. On their visit,the team found that deer werebeing kept in enclosures which didnot have a single grass of blade,while the elephants were chainedBud the tigers were being made tosit on a concrete platform.