After banning the veterinary painkiller Diclofenac as a measure to stop the extinction of vultures in the state, the state government is mulling the ban of another painkiller used on cattle.

According to the letter, Aceclofenac, used to treat cattle is equally dangerous, as it metabolises into diclofenac, which is fatal to vultures. Hence, the study asks that the drug be banned. Representation pic