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Animal rights in India need a critical change

A housewife in the southern state of Karnataka smashes 8 puppies to “teach their mother a lesson” A 34-year-old man took a female dog into his house and raped it. A man, in Uttar Pradesh, poured acid on five new born puppies and their mother. A pregnant goat was raped by 8 men in the state of Haryana. A street dog was left to die when workers poured hot tar on it while sleeping. These are just few incidents where these harmless and defenceless creatures were tortured and killed by the deranged and sadistic citizens of the country. One might think that most of these incidents took place in the states where most of the population is illiterate. Consider the following incident that took place in Kerala, where the literate population is the highest in the country. A pregnant elephant was allegedly killed after being fed pineapple stuffed with crackers by a local while it was roaming in a village called Malappuram. The elephant died standing in the river because its lower jaw was severely injured due to the bursting of the crackers. Animal rights activists in Thrissur district rescued a dog that had tape wound tightly around its mouth. According to media reports, the Thrissur unit of people for Animal welfare services received phone calls informing them of a dog with tape wound around its mouth that was wandering around the Ollur locality. Official data shows that man-animal conflicts increased in Kerala from 6,022 cases to 7,229 between 2016 and 2018, according to a 2019 news report. It shows that being educated does not affect how you treat an innocent and defenceless animal. And because of this we fail as responsible citizens as well as human beings. According to Article 51A(g) it is a fundamental duty of every citizen of India to guard wildlife and have compassion for all living creatures. Regarding the obligation to arrange agriculture and animal husbandry on modern, scientific lines and to take steps and improving breeds, prohibiting slaughter of cows and calves, and other milch and draught cattle, Article 48 is to be considered. The states, according to Article 48A, have an obligation to protect, safeguard and mend the forests and wildlife of the country. According to the State List, Seventh Schedule, state has the power to preserve, protect and improve stock and prevent animal diseases, and enforce veterinary training and practices. Both centre and the state, according to the concurrent list, have the power to prevent cruelty to animals and protect wild animals and birds. It is clear that constitution has given right to both the centre and the state in view of protecting the cruelty against the animals. With these constitutional provisions, many laws and acts relating to the safeguard of animals has been introduced and enacted the central and the state government: With the objective of prevention of infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals, a Central Legislation regarding animal protection was enacted. This Act was called Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Another Central Act, The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 was enacted in order to safeguard the wild birds, animals, plants, etc. Other laws are found under- Dog Breeding and Marketing Rules, 2017 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017 Animal Birth control (Dog) Rules, 2001, etc. Some detailed offences and punishments under the above mentioned Acts relating to cruelty and the incidents mentioned earlier in this article are: By section 38(j) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, teasing, molesting, injuring, feeding or causing disturbance to any animal by noise or otherwise is prohibited. Any person found guilty of this offence may face an imprisonment of up to 3 years or a fine of up to Rs. 25,000 or both. Abandoning of an animal, leaving it in a situation that it suffers pain due to starvation or thirst is a punishable offence under section 11(i) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.  Under the Indian Penal Code, sections 428 and 429, killing, poisoning, maiming or torturing an animal is a cognizable offence. Rigorous imprisonment of 2 years or a fine or both is the punishment under these two sections. As per the government of India, Animal Birth Control Rules, 2001, dogs can be sterilized only after attaining the age of 4 months and no sterilised dog can be relocated from their area. #animalrightsinIndia #animalrights #animalrightsorganisations