The Hon. Kins Nelson
Hon. Kins Nelson urged Parliament to pass the Animal Welfare Bill, citing an incident in Kumana National Park involving cruelty to wildlife. He also addressed a disaster with many deaths and missing persons, requesting that compensation be extended fairly to those reported missing, noting that in such circumstances they are unlikely to be found.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I am concluding, Hon. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 A similar incident occurred in Kumana National Park where a dog snatched at a bird, and a tourist merely watched. Let us all unite and pass the Animal Welfare Bill to address such cruelty.
¶ 03 This disaster has already caused many deaths and many persons are missing. The missing receive no compensation by default. This is not a war where we might later locate them. In such disasters, the missing are rarely found; we must presume many have perished. Therefore, I request that fair compensation be granted for the missing as well. Thank you for the opportunity to speak.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 18 December 2025 ·No. 23062 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2025. No. 23062. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16857