For Immediate Release:
30 October 2024
Contact:
Saloni Sakaria; SaloniS@petaindia.org
Hiraj Laljani; HirajL@petaindia.org
Muzaffarnagar – Following a complaint filed by Punit Arora, a local activist and founder of LIC Animals Khatauli, with support from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, Muzaffarnagar police registered a first information report (FIR) against three individuals – one identified man and two unknown persons – who repeatedly beat a dog with thick wooden sticks, causing multiple fractures. An FIR was registered by Khatauli Police Station under sections 325 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. The dog is currently undergoing treatment and is under the care of local caregivers.
“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 Saloni Sakaria. “We commend Muzaffarnagar police for sending a 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 cruelty to animals 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that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – has long campaigned to strengthen The PCA Act, 1960, which contains outdated, inadequate penalties, such as a maximum fine of only Rs 50 for convicted first-time offenders (although the BNS, 2023 prescribes stronger punishments).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, PETA India recommended significantly increasing penalties for cruelty to animals.
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