Nandurbar Police Register FIR for Beating and Dragging Mother Dog to Death

After learning from a local activist that a mother dog was dragged along a road and beaten with a stick so severely that her eyes were gouged out and she sustained other serious injuries, PETA India worked with local resident Priti Ranchhod Jaiswal to have a first information report (FIR) registered. The FIR was registered by Nandurbar City Police Station under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 11(1)(l) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Jaiswal initially reported the case and provided medical care to the dog, who sadly succumbed to her injuries.

Rule 11(19) of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, permits the capturing of community dogs only for the purpose of sterilisation and makes it illegal to relocate community animals. It states, “The dogs shall be released [after sterilisation] at the same place or locality from where they were captured.”

PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo psychiatric evaluation and receive counselling, as abusing animals indicates 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.”

Community dogs are often subjected to human cruelty or struck by cars and commonly suffer from starvation, diseases, or injuries. Every year, many dogs and cats end up in animal shelters, where they languish in cages or kennels for lack of enough good homes. The solution is simple: sterilisation. Sterilising one female dog can prevent 67,000 births over six years, and sterilising one female cat can prevent 4,20,000 births over seven years.

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