PCA.pptx

PCA act

1. PCA THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1960 DR ANIL KUMAR LMTC KANNUR

2. Act 59 of 1960 The prevention of cruelty to animals bill having been passed by both the houses of parliament received the assent of the president on 26 th D ecember 1960. BRITISH GOVT HAD ENACTED PCA ACT 1890 (11 OF 1890) LOT OF DEFICIENCIES

3. AN ACT TO PREVENT THE INFLICTION OF UNNECESSARY PAIN OR SUFFERING ON ANIMALS. THE LAW RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ANIMAL MEANS ANY LIVING CREATURE OTHER THAN A HUMAN BEING. OWNER : INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE OWNER BUT ANY OTHER PERSON FOR THE TIME BEING IN POSSESSION OR CUSTODY OF THE ANIMAL WITH OR WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER

4. OWNER /DUTIES OF PERSONS IN CHARGE OF ANIMALS TO TAKE RESONABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE THE WELL BEING OF SUCH ANIMALS AND TO PREVENT PAIN AND SUFFERING. BOARD. ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD: ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT .

5. THE BOARD SHALL CONSISTOF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS (3 YEARS) THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE EX OFFICIO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY COMMISSIONER EX OFFICIO TWO PERSONS TO REPRESENT MINISTERS OF HOME AND EDUCATION.APPOINTED BY CENTRAL GOVT ONE PERSON TO REPRESENT THE INDIAN BOARD OF WILD LIFE: APPOINTED BY CENTRAL GOVT THREE WELL KNOWN HUMANITARIANS ENGAGED IN ANIMAL WELFARE : NOMINATED BY CENTRAL GOVT. ONE PERSON TO REPRESENT ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARIAN ELECTED BY ASSOCIATION IN THE PRESCRIBED MANNER TWO MODERN PRACTITIONERS ONE PERSON FROM MUNCIPAL CORPORATION ONE MEMBER OF AWO ONE FROM SPCA: THREE PERSONS NOMINATED BY CENTRAL GOVT. FOUR MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA AND TWO MEMBERS FROM RAJYA SABHA

6. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BEATS,KICKS,OVER RIDES,OVER LOADS,TORTURES,SUBJECT THE ANIMAL TO SUFFERING AND PAIN. EMPLOY SICK AND SUFFERING ANIMALS TO WORK WILLFULLY AND UNRESONABLY ADMINISTERS ANY INJURIOUS DRUGS KEEPING THE ANIMAL CAGED WHICH DOE NOT MEASURE RESONABLE FOR MOVEMENT KEEPING THE ANIMAL CHAINED OR TETHERED WITH UNRESONABLY HEAVY CHAIN OWNER FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FOOD,DRINK AND SHELTER ABANDONS ANY ANIMAL IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH RENDER STARVATION,THIRST AND PAIN MUTILATES ANY ANIMAL OR KILLS ANY ANIMAL BY USING METHOD OF STRYCHNINE INJECTIONS IN THE HEART OR ANY OTHER AREA USING ANIMAL AS A BAIT OR FOR FIGHTING FOR ENTERAINMENT PURPOSES

7. FINE UPTO 50 RUPEES IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AND SUBSEQUENT INSTANCE OF IMPRISONMENT FROM 3 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS WITH FINE NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO DEHORNING OF CATTLE DESTRUCTION OF STRAY DOGS BY PRESCRIBED METHOD. DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ANY LAW PREPARATION AND DESTRUCTION OF ANY ANIMAL FOR FOOD MAGISTRATE,COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OR COLLECTOR HAS REASON TO BELIEVE MAY DIRECT THE IMMEDIATE DESTRUCTION OF ANIMAL AS IT WOULD BE CRUEL TO KEEP THE ANIMAL ALIVE. NO APPEAL SHALL LIE FROM THE ANY ORDER OF A MAGISTRATE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF AN ANIMAL VETERINARY DOCTOR WILL CERTIFY THAT THE ANIMAL IS MORTALLY INJURED AND IT WOULD BE CRUEL TO KEEP THE ANIMAL ALIVE ,AFTER OBTAINING ORDER FRO MAGISTRATE THROUGH POLICE MAY DESTROY THE ANIMAL IN THE PRESCRIBED MANNER

8. EXPERIMENT ON ANIMALS NO EXPERIMENTS AND OPERATIONS ON ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCEMENT BY NEW DISCOVERY OF KNOWLEDGE OR FOR COMBING ANY DISEASES WHETHER OF HUMAN BEINGS,ANIMALS OR PLANTS. HOWEVER IF THE BOARD OR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS NECESSARY SO TO DO FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING AND SUPERVISING EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS,MAY ORDER SO BY CONSTITUTING COMMITTEE BY NOTIFICATION IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE. (NUT SHELL) PENALTIES: BREACH OF CONDITIONS BY THE INSTITUTION, THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE INSTITUTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE GUILTY OF THE OFFENCE AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE ACCORDINGLY.

9. PERFORMING ANIMALS NO PERSON CAN EXHIBIT OR TRAIN ANY PERFORMING ANIMALS UNLESS HE IS REGISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT. ANY PERSON DESIROUS OF EXHIBITING OR TRAINING ANY PERFORMANCE ANIMAL CAN GET HIMSELF REGISTERED BY MAKING AN APPLICATION IN THE PRESCRIBED FORM TO THE PRESCRIBED AUTHORITY ON PAYMENT OF PRESCRIBED FEE . EXHIBITS;MEANS EXHIBITS AT ANY ENTERTAINMENT TO WHICH THE PUBLIC ARE ADMITTED THROUGH SALE OF TICKETS . THE COURT CAN PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT EXHIBITION AND TRAINING OF PERFORMING ANIMALS. EXCEPTIONS:TRAINING OF ANIMALS FOR POLICE AND MILITARY PURPOSE ANIMALS KEPT IN ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES

10. MISCELLANEOUS: TO KILL ANY ANIMAL IN A MANNER REQUIRED BY THE RELIGION OF ANY COMMUNITY IS NOT AN OFFENCE UNDER THIS ACT. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MAY BY NOTIFICATION IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE DIRECT THAT ALL OR ANY OF THE POWERS EXERCISABLE BY IT UNDER THIS ACT BE ALSO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS .