In Jodhpur, Rajasthan, a doctor is accused of tying a dog to his automobile and dragging it across the city.

The doctor is accused of violating Sections 428 of the Indian Penal Code (mischief by murdering or maiming animals) and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960 (treating animals cruelly).

He can be fined between Rs 10 and Rs 50 if found guilty under the PCA Act and deemed to be a first-time offender. The maximum penalty is a fine between Rs. 25 and Rs. 100, a three-month jail sentence, or both if it is discovered that this is not the first time the defendant has committed this type of offence within the last three years.

According to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960, cruelty to animals includes overworking or overburdening an animal, failing to provide it with food, water, and shelter, as well as mutilating or killing it.

The Act has drawn criticism for being "speciesist" (the idea that humans are a superior species deserving of greater rights), for the small amount of penalty it imposes, for inadequately defining "cruelty," and for imposing a single punishment without grading offences.

Source: Indian Express

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