Hapur: FIR Registered for Beating Dog to Death, Following PETA India Intervention
Acting on a complaint from a concerned citizen reporting the horrifying beating of a community dog to death, PETA India worked with the Hapur Police to ensure that a first information report (FIR) was promptly registered.
The incident occurred on 25 April at Raghubeer Ganj, Hapur. A first information report was registered against three individuals under Sections 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Sections 3 and 11(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. 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. Section 11(1) of the PCA Act, 1960, defines “cruelty” and makes the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering upon any animal a punishable offence.
Those who abuse animals often move on to harming humans. For everyone’s safety, it’s imperative that members of the public come forward with what they know about this case and report cruelty to animals such as this one to the police. We commend Shri Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hapur, and Shri Munish Pratap Singh, Station House Officer of Hapur Nagar Police Station, for registering the FIR and sending a clear message that cruelty to animals will not be tolerated.
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.”
