Bengaluru: FIR Registered for the Beating of a Community Dog Following PETA India’s Intervention
After being alerted to a violent incident in which a community dog was beaten with huge rods by a few individuals, PETA India worked with the Bommanahalli Police Station, local caregiver Maria Navya Princy, and local vegan activist Bindu Ravihal to ensure that a First Information Report (FIR) was registered. The FIR was registered under Sections 3(5) and 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.
After being subjected to this horrific act of cruelty, the dog suffered severe injuries and bled profusely from the nose, making it difficult to breathe. The animal received immediate medical care and continues to receive treatment.
Section 325 of the BNS, 2023, categorises mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming, or rendering useless any animal as a cognisable offence and prescribes punishment of imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or with a fine, or with both.
PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo a 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 to animals were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.”
