FIR Registered for Running Over and Killing Dog in Vadodara, Following PETA India Intervention

After being alerted to a shocking incident of a car slowly approaching and then running over a dog on the street, leaving the dog bleeding profusely from the skull and then dying, PETA India and a local caregiver Mr Nirav Sheth worked with the Vadodara City Police to ensure that a First Information Report (FIR) was registered under Sections 325 and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Sections 177, 184, 134 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The incident took place on 17 June on a public street in the Rudra Complex of Vadodara. The car failed to stop or provide any help after running over the dog. Based on the CCTV footage of the incident,  Shri H.B Chavada, Station House Officer of Gotri Police Station, registered an FIR against the person who allegedly ran over the dog  sending out a clear message that cruelty, reckless driving and leaving animals to suffer will not be tolerated.

Section 325 of the BNS, 2023, categorises the maiming or killing of any animal as a cognisable offence and prescribes a 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 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 were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.”

Those who abuse animals often move on to harming humans. For everyone’s safety, it’s imperative that members of the public report cruelty to animals and reckless driving such as this one to the police.