Animal Law

Law regulating the treatment and use of animals.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Submitted by Linkesh on Wed, 2008-04-02 16:39

1960, Act 59 Under Section II:

Offences:

Beating, kicking, over-riding, torturing or causing any animal pain or suffering, by the owner or any other person (including Tangawallas and Cart Owners). Using any animal for work when it is wounded or unfit.
Failing to provide animals with sufficient food, drink, or shelter. Abandoning an animal when old or diseased, keeping it on a short leash and insufficient excercise (Including Pets and Pet Owners).
Mutilating an animal: Cutting the ears or tails, cutting the beaks of birds or clipping their wings and breaking legs for transportation.

Penalty:

Animal Law

Live and Let Live

The Kollam Chapter

This Kollam Chapter was formed in December 2003 by a group of similar-minded teachers. At that time there were no such organizations locally. It was registered under the Indian Trusts Act on February 5^th 2004, under the chairperson-ship of Smt Maneka Gandhi, MP.

We work via all avenues to improve conditions for animals locally. Among our most important programmes is the Animal Birth Control (ABC) initiative, wherein street animals are sterilized, vaccinated and returned to their colonies to live out their lives harmlessly and healthily. Another way we seek to reduce the stray population is by encouraging people to adopt Indian dogs from the street or shelters instead of buying foreign pedigrees.

Our awareness campaigns include schools and colleges, as a part of the functioning of the Kindness Club. We also conduct free veterinary camps in villages, during which free medicine and feed are distributed. We also vaccinate dogs and cats against rabies.

Our Animal Ambulance has been modified into a mobile Animal Clinic. The cost of the land for our Animal Shelter has been met via a grant from the National Chairperson Maneka Gandhi, and also through donations. The shelter construction has started, and is now half done. The grant for this construction was provided by the Animal Welfare Board of India.

Just one among many of our activities, the Kollam Chapter was instrumental in forming a Kindness Club to promote kindness and awareness among people.