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Prevent cruelty to animals in India

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, independent India’s first legislation for the prevention of animal cruelty, extended protection to domestic and captive animals and prescribed punishments against cruelty that took place. Unfortunately, in the intervening decades, over 62 years have passed and there has been no meaningful amendment to the act to keep up with the times. All while our media channels are filled with reports of unimaginable brutality.

A new draft bill was circulated in 2021, but despite support from over 140 Members of Parliament and a majority of the public, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill is still pending.

Please urge for the improvement of the 1960 Act with stronger penalties and deterrence of cruelty for animals during the Parliament session starting on July 20, 2023. Together, we can seek to prevent cruelty to animals.

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Prime Minister

Narendra

Modi

India Government

Minister

Purushottam

Rupala

India Government

Parliament

Om

Birla

India Government

Dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Purushottam Rupala and the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament, Om Birla,

I write to you today as an Indian citizen, with an urgent and important appeal. I write to request that the Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Bill 2022 is tabled before the Parliament during the Monsoon session, 2023.   

I am deeply concerned that the amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, is still pending, despite the recommendation of the the Hon’ble Supreme Court and over 140 Members of Parliament. Even the Honorable PM, in addressing the country through Mann ki baat, emphasized the need to be compassionate to animals. 

I appeal to you to empower the officers and citizens of our country to better protect animals by finally presenting the Amendment Bill, and improving the law that enables compassion and discourages cruelty.

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