Given below are two quotations of moral thinkers/philosophers. For each of these, bring out what it means to you in the present context. 10 (a) "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

Mahatma Gandhi gave this quote as he not only advocated compassion and empathy towards fellow beings but also the animals.

To him the greatness of a nation can be judged by the way it treats its animals.

• Here animal symbolises the weaker section in the society. They are dependent on people and society attitude towards these sections reflects the traits and values in them.
• A compassionate society towards animals will be having compassion towards their fellow beings whether they are

rich or poor. SC in recent case banned the event of jallikattu as it is seen as inflicting cruelty on animals. Art 48 of the constitution of India talks about the treatment of animals and in this regards several acts like Animal welfare board, prevention of cruelty to animals have been implemented. There is still much more need to be done to ensure sustainable development of human beings in the society.