ABHISHEK BANSAL 21 JUNE 2020

Cruelty Against Animals

INDIAN LAWS FOR CRUELTY AGAINST ANIMALS

Animal Birth
Control Rules
Dogs can be
sterilised only after
they have attained
the age of 4 months

Laws that every animal-loving Indian

should know about-
Prevention of
India has one of the finest animal protection framework in the Cruelty to
world but due to poor implementation sometimes even our Animals
No animal can be
effort is needed for the same. Here are some laws and rights
slaughtered
you ought to know to satisfy your compassion for our fellow anywhere except in
beings. a slaughterhouse.

• It is the fundamental duty of every Indian to have compassion for all living
creatures under Article 51A(g).

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INDIAN PENAL CODE
To kill, poison, torture or
maim any animal is a
punishable offence under
Section 428 & 429
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS ACT
Abandoning an animal in a
situation where it suffers
from thirst and starvation is
punished under Section 11(i)
3 Chaining
Animals
ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL Keeping animals
RULES chained for long hours,
with heavy chain also
No sterilised dog can amounts to cruelty.
be relocated from their
area.

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“Be kind to every kind,

not just mankind.”

DON’T,
IT IS PUNISHABLE A. The Delhi High Court
states that there are no
laws that prohibit people
from feeding stray
NEGLECT AN ANIMAL BY DENYING FOOD animals.
OWN OR DISPLAY A MONKEY
B. Don’t feed them
INDULGE IN ANIMAL SACRIFICE
poisonous food
USE BEARS, MONKEYS, TIGERS, PANTHERS OR LIONS FOR
TRAINING IN CIRCUS OR STREETS
C. Animal Welfare Board of
ORGANISE OR PARTICIPATE IN ANIMAL FIGHT India issues IDs for people
TEASE, MOLEST, DISTURB OR FEED WILD ANIMALS who feed stray animals.
DAMAGE, INJURE OR DESTROY EGGS OR OFFSPRINGS OF WILD
ANIMALS D. Implementation of such
TRANSPORT DISEASED OR FATIGUED ANIMALS rules largely depends on
TEST COSMETICS ON DOMESTIC ANIMALS NGOs and individuals like
us as budget on such
topic is minimal

1. PREVENTION OF
Divergent approaches to laws concerning animal cruelty occur in different jurisdictions CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
throughout the world. For example, some laws govern methods of killing animals for food, ACT, 1960
clothing, or other products, and other laws concern the keeping of animals for 2. INDIAN PENAL CODE,
entertainment, education, research, or pets. There are a number of conceptual approaches 1860
to the issue of cruelty to animals. Some think that the animal welfare position holds that 3. CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
there is nothing inherently wrong with using animals for human purposes, such as food, 4. SLAUGHTERHOUSE
clothing, entertainment, fun and research, but that it should be done in a way that RULES, 2001
minimizes unnecessary pain and suffering, sometimes referred to as "humane" treatment. 5. FOOD SAFETY AND
[citation needed] Others have argued that the definition of 'unnecessary' varies widely STANDARDS
and could include virtually all current use of animals. REGULATIONS, 2011
6. ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL
RULES, 2001
These Laws govern Cruelty against animals 7. WILDLIFE (PROTECTION)
ACT, 1972
2 8. DRUGS & COSMETICS
RULES, 1945