25/06/2019
You can easily report a case of animal cruelty by knowing these sections always remember to mention this. Police never know any sections and will reject your approach. Never give up these are valid and your voice for the voiceless will lead to a better future, have a read it is as easy to be remembered!
The Prevention of Cruelty Animals Act,1960
Q 1) What amounts to cruelty on animals?
A) Section 11 (1) (a) to (o) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 prescribes
and enumerates the forms of cruelty mentioned hereunder:
Sect 11(1)(a) Beating, Kicking, Over-riding, Over-driving, Over-loading, Torturing,
Causing unnecessary pain or suffering to any animals;
(b) Employing any animal which, by reason of its age or any disease, unfit to be so
employed, and still making it work or labour or for any purpose;
(c) Wilfully and unreasonably administering any injurious drug or injurious substance;
(d) Conveying or carrying, either in or upon any vehicle in such a manner as to subject it
to unnecessary pain or suffering;
(e) Keeping or confining any animal in any cage or any receptacle, which does not measure sufficiently in height, length and breadth to permit the animal a reasonable opportunity for movement;
(f) Keeping for an unreasonable time any animal chained or tethered upon an unreasonably heavy chain or chord;
(g) Being the owner, neglects to exercise or cause to be exercised reasonably any dog
habitually chained up or kept in close confinement;
(h) Being the owner of any animal fails to provide such animal with sufficient food, drink
or shelter;
(i) Being the owner, without reasonable cause, abandons any animal in circumstances,
which render it likely that it will suffer pain by reason of starvation or thirst;
(j) Wilfully permits any animal, of which he is the owner to go at large in any street while
the animal is affected with a contagious or infectious disease, or without reasonable
excuse permits any diseased or disabled animal, of which he is the owner, to die in any
street;
(k) Offers for sale or without reasonable cause, has in his possession any animal which is
suffering pain by reason of mutilation, starvation, thirst, overcrowding or other ill-treatment
(l) Mutilates any animal or kills any animal (including stray dogs) by using the method of
strychnine injections in the heart or in any other unnecessarily cruel manner;
(m) Solely with a view to providing entertainment -
(i) Confines or causes to be confined any animals (including tying of an animal as bait in a tiger or other sanctuary) so as to make it an object of prey for any other animal;
(ii) Incites any animal to fight or bait any other animal.
(n)Organizes, keeps, uses or acts in the management of any place for animal fighting or
for the purpose of baiting any animal or permits or offers any place to be so used or
receives money for the admission of any other person to any place kept or used for any
such purposes;
(o) Promotes or takes part in any shooting match or competition wherein animals are
released from captivity for the purpose of such shooting.
What are the powers that a police man can exercise when he see the cruelty being done on animals?
A) Section 34 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 provides the general
power of seizure for examination to the police officer above the rank of constable. If the
police officer comes to know about an offence against commission of any offence under
PCA Act has been committed or is been committed on any animal, he can seize the
animal and produce the same for examination by the nearest magistrate or by the
Veterinary Officer. Whether it is the case of overloading of animals or beating of animal
or any offences under this PCA Act, the police have the power to seize the animals and
send them to infirmaries for the treatment and care of animals. This is provided under
Section 35 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Section 35 states that the
animals are to be detained and have to be produced before the magistrate. Animals are to
be treated and cared for in an infirmary, until they are fit for discharge. The animal sent
for care and treatment to an infirmary cannot be released from such places unless the
veterinary officer issues the certificate of its fitness for discharge. The cost of
transporting the animal to an infirmary and its maintenance and treatment in an infirmary,
has to be paid by the owner of the animal.
