Delhi: PETA India Offers Reward of Up to Rs. 50,000 for Information Leading to Arrest in Stabbing of Two Dogs
After learning about a disturbing case in Kabir Nagar, where two community dogs were stabbed, resulting in the death of one dog while the other is undergoing treatment, the reporter of the incident filed a formal complaint at Welcome Police Station. The identities of the individuals responsible remain unknown, and the police are actively investigating the case. To aid in the investigation, PETA India is offering a reward of up to Rs 50,000 to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for this act of cruelty.
Following PETA India’s intervention, an FIR was registered against unidentified individuals under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960. Section 325 of the BNS, 2023, makes the maiming or killing of any animal a cognisable offence and provides for a jail term of up to five years, a fine, or both.
Anyone with information about this crime can contact PETA India at i[email protected]. Informants’ identities will be kept confidential upon request.
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 to animals were [three] times more likely to commit other crimes, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, harassment, threats, and drug/substance abuse.”
PETA India has long campaigned for strengthening the PCA Act, 1960, which contains outdated, inadequate penalties, such as a maximum fine of only Rs 50 for convicted first-time offenders (although the BNS, 2023, prescribes stronger punishments). In a proposal sent to the central government regarding an amendment to the Act, PETA India recommended significantly increasing penalties for cruelty to animals.
