Nellore: FIR Registered Against Five Men for Beating and Killing a Community Dog in Nellore, Following PETA India and SAFI Intervention 

For Immediate Release:

 09 July 2026

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Anushka Yadav; [email protected] 

Nellore—After a community dog was beaten and later killed by five men in the Kovur area of Nellore, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA India) and Stray Animal Foundation of India (SAFI), with the help of a local resident, worked with the Kovur Police Station to get a First Information Report (FIR) registered. 

The dog was first attacked on 29 June when three men arrived on a motorbike with long sticks and beat the animal without provocation. The assault was stopped when a resident confronted the men, causing them to flee the scene. The incident was captured on CCTV. The same group returned on 01 July, this time accompanied by two additional men. This time, the dog was beaten to death and the body was dumped on the side of the highway, according to a local resident. 

Following a complaint submitted by a local resident, an FIR has been registered against the accused under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, along with Sections 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(l) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960.  

Section 325 of the BNS, 2023 makes killing or maiming an animal a cognisable offence punishable with imprisonment which may extend to five years, or with fine, or both. Additionally, Section 11 of the PCA Act, 1960 makes beating, torturing, or causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal a punishable offence. 

“Harm to community animals is a matter of grave public concern. People who are cruel to animals often move on to other animals and human victims. For everyone’s safety, it’s imperative that members of the public report cruelty to animals such as this one to the police,” says PETA India Cruelty Response Assistant, Vamsi Krishna. “We commend the Nellore Police for promptly 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 were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.” 

PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETAIndia.com or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram. 

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