THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT,.pptx

THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT,.pptx

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  THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTYTO ANIMALS ACT, 1960 Gayatri K. Bahatkar Assistant Professor
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  Introduction • In Indiathere were different rules in different parts of the country to prevent unnecessary cruelty to animals. Government of India had appointed a committee to study the matter relating to the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals. The recommendations of this committee had been considered to pass this Act.
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  Object • To preventthe infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals as well as to prevent cruelty to animals. • To amend the laws relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals. "Animals": This term includes any living creature except human being. Definition • 'Phooka" or "Doom Dev": It includes a process in which any substance or air is introduced into the female organ of a milch animal with the intention of drawing off any secretion of milk. • "Cruelty" It is not defined under this act but it roughly means the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering.
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  ANIMAL WELFARE BOARDOF INDIA • The animal welfare board of India was established by Central Government in 1962 under the section 4 of the prevention of cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, (a) To promote animal welfare in general and (b) To protect animals from unnecessary pain or suffering in particular . The Board consists of 28 members who serve for a period of 3 years. The Central Government nominates one of the members to be its Chairman and another member to be its Vice-Chairman. The Central Government may appoint secretary of the Board. Headquarter of this Board is at Chennai. Earlier the Board was under the control of ministry of Food and Agriculture. In 1990, it was transferred to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change.
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  Function • To keepthe law in force and thus to prevent the cruelty to animals and advise the Central Government regarding the amendments to be undertaken in this Act from time to time. • To advise the Central Government on making of rules with the object of preventing unnecessary pain or suffering to animals especially when they are being transported or when they are being used as performing animals or when they are kept in captivity or confinement. • To suggest the Government any improvements in the design of vehicle so as to Lessen the burden on draught animals. • To take the steps for amelioration of animals by providing the facility of sheds, Water troughs etc. along with veterinary assistance. • To encourage by (a) any financial assistance (b) formation of rescue homes, animals shelter etc. for old animals and birds.
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  • To imparteducation relating to animal welfare by means of lectures, books, posters etc. • To train the members of the society, to the Board-Certified Animal Welfare Educators. • To advise the Government in such other matter relating to animal welfare. • To co-operate with the associations established to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals. • To advise the Government on medical care and attention to be provided in animal hospitals.
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  EXPERIMENTATION OF ANIMALS •Experimentation on animals is carried out for the purpose of advancement by new discovery of Physiological Knowledge or for the purpose of production of Biological products like vaccines, sera, hormones, which shall be useful for saving or for increasing life or reducing the suffering or treating any disease of human beings, animals or plants. Thus, Experimentation on animals has great importance in the advancement of medical and pharmaceutical sciences. • The animals used for experiments should not suffer any unnecessary pains or harms. Therefore, to control and supervise the experiments performed on animals, the Central Government under the recommendation by the Animal Welfare Board constituted Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA).
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  • The membersof the committee (CPCSEA) are as follows: Two members each of the (a) Indian Council of Medical Research. (b) Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research nominated by the Central Government. • Two members from universities giving medical and veterinary degrees nominated By the Central Government. • One member of the Lok Sabha and one of the Rajya Sabha to be elected by the Houses respectively. • Five non-official members from the persons actively engaged in the promotion of animal welfare nominated by the Central Government. • It shall be the duty of the committee to ensure that the animals are not subjected to unnecessary pains or sufferings before, during or after the performance of experiments. • The committee may make the rules which may provide for the registration of persons or institutions performing the experiment on animals.
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  The committee shallalso make such rules to secure the following objects: • That where the experiments are performed in any institution the person in charge of the institution is responsible and where the experiments are performed by the individuals outside the institution, they, shall be responsible for avoidance of cruelty to the animals. • That as far as possible the experiments on animals are performed under the influence of anesthetic. The experiments are performed with due care and humanity. • That the animals, during the experiments under the influence of anesthetic are so Injured that they can’t be recovered without serious pain, are to be destroyed While still unconscious. • That as far as possible the experiments on animals are avoided if other teaching devices like books, models, films, etc. are sufficient in colleges, hospitals, etc. • That as far as possible the use of larger animals is avoided if the same results can Be obtainable by using small laboratory animals like rats, frogs or rabbits etc. • That the experiments on animals are not performed merely to have practice.
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  That the animalsused for experimentation are properly looked after before and after the experiments. That the proper records regarding experimentation on animals are maintained. ENTRY AND INSPECTTION • The Committee may authorize any of its officer to inspect any institution or place where the experiments are being carried on. Such officer has power, 1. To enter at any reasonable time and inspect the place where the experiments on animals are being carried on and 2. To require any person to produce the respective record. PROHIBITION OF EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS On report of the concerned officer if the committee is satisfied that the rules are not Being followed by the institution or individual, it may prohibit the individual or institution from carrying on experiments on animals for specific period or indefinitely. In some cases, the committee may allow such individuals or institutions to carry on the experiments subject to certain conditions.
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  Offences and penalties •Treating animals cruelty is punishable with fine not less than 10/- which extend to 50/- on first conviction. • In the case of subsequent conviction if the offence is committed within three years of previous offence, it is punishable with fine not less than 25/- which may extend to 100/- or imprisonment up to three months or with both. • Performing the operation like Pooka or doom dev or any other operations to improve lactation which are injurious to health of the animal is punishable with fine up to 1000/- or with imprisonment up to two years or with both. The animal subjected to such operation is liable to forfeiture to the Government. • Contravention of any order made by the committee or a breach of any condition Imposed by the committee is punishable with the fine upto 200/. (There may be revision in fine or punishment time to time.)
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