For Immediate Release:
09 October 2024
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Meet Ashar; AsharM@petaindia.org
Hiraj Laljani; HirajL@petaindia.org
Mumbai – After learning that an individual mercilessly beat a dog to death with a metal rod on the streets of Juhu – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and a concerned citizen, Jay Sarin, worked with the Juhu Police Station to get a first information report (FIR) registered. The FIR was registered under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11(1) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, against the accused. The dog’s body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.
“Those who abuse animals often move on to harming humans. It is imperative that members of the public report cases of cruelty to animals such as this one for everyone’s safety,” says PETA India Cruelty Response Coordinator Sinchana Subramanyan. “We commend Sub-Inspector of Police Shri Rahul Shinde for his prompt action in registering the FIR, sending a strong message that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated.”
PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo psychiatric evaluation and receive counselling, as abusing animals indicates a deep psychological disturbance. Research shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals are often repeat offenders who move on to hurting other animals, including humans. A study published in Forensic Research & Criminology International Journal stated, “Those who engage in animal cruelty were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.”
PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – has long campaigned to strengthen the PCA Act, 1960, which contains outdated, inadequate penalties such as a maximum fine of only Rs 50 for convicted first-time offenders (although the BNS, 2023, prescribes stronger punishments). In a proposal sent to the central government regarding an amendment to the PCA Act, 1960, PETA India has recommended significantly increasing penalties for cruelty to animals.
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