For Immediate Release:
30 December 2024
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Meet Ashar; AsharM@petaindia.org
Hiraj Laljani; HirajL@petaindia.org
Bathinda – After learning of a video that showed a man mercilessly beating a dog to death using a heavy bamboo stick on the streets of Raman Mandi in Bhatinda – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and a concerned citizen, Sanjeev Goyal, worked with the Raman Mandi police station to get a first information report (FIR) registered. The Raman Mandi police station registered an FIR under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, against the accused. The police are trying to trace the body of the dog to conduct 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 the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Shri Randhir Singh, 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that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – has long campaigned to strengthen the PCA Act, 1960, which contains outdated, inadequate penalties such as a maximum fine of only Rs 50 for convicted first-time offenders (although the BNS, 2023 prescribes stronger punishments).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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