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Legal remedy in case of stray cats being killed by neighbours


27-Oct-2023 (In Criminal Law)
Is there any law in India for protecting stray cats in the locality as my neighbour has killed two cats and thrown them in open water well present in his premises and when I opposed it, they threatened to take severe action on other stray cats in the locality with the help of local municipal authority if stray cat enter his premises as he dislike them. Please suggest your kind opinion how can I protect the innocent cats from his cruelty.
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Answer #1
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you can complain to munisipal authority under cruelity to animals act and as wel as forest authority in your relevant dist. The police authority does not acting in this act because they generaly for law and admn.
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Answer #2
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Yes, please lodge an FIR with police without delay as such issues need to be taken seriously. It is a criminal offence defined under IPC and prevention of cruelty to animals act. There is a lot more in this to be answered here.
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