Chennai Police Register FIR Against Man for Beating a Dog to Death at Army Quarters, Pallavaram

After learning from a whistleblower that a dog was beaten to death with a stick by A. Paidi Raju, a Lance Havildar in the army quarters in Pallavaram, Chennai, PETA India collaborated with Samaran Thamarai and Siddharth of Blue Cross of India to get a first information report (FIR) registered under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 by the Pallavaram Police Station. CCTV footage clearly showed the accused A. Paidi Raju, a Lance Havildar, named in the FIR, mercilessly beating the dog with a stick until the dog succumbed to the injuries. The army has also taken cognisance of the matter.

PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo psychiatric evaluation and receive counselling, as abusing animals indicates 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 3 times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.”

Community dogs are often subjected to human cruelty or struck by cars and commonly suffer from starvation, disease, or injury. Every year, many end up in animal shelters, where they languish in cages or kennels for lack of enough good homes. The solution is simple: sterilisation. Sterilising one female dog can prevent 67,000 births over six years, and sterilising one female cat can prevent 420,000 births over seven years.