Mumbai Police Register FIR for Beating Dog to Death on the Streets of Juhu

After learning that an individual mercilessly beat a dog to death with a metal rod on the streets of Juhu – PETA India and a concerned citizen, Jay Sarin, worked with the Juhu Police Station to get a first information report (FIR) registered. The FIR was registered under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and Section 11(1) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, against the accused. The dog’s body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

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 animal cruelty were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.”