#JusticeforBuddy - Punish the perpetrators and Increase Penalty for Animal Cruelty

The Issue

Buddy. A Labrador puppy beaten every day of his life- thighs broken, genitals hurt will never walk again. His mistake? That he is a dog in the house of people who have no mercy for a poor little animal.

The police have booked Rishabh Mehra, who is the owner of the puppy but according to a media reports he allegedly tried to bribe cops and hasn’t been arrested yet.

I have have started this petition for two reasons only:
1. The perpetrators should be strictly punished so that this incident serves as a deterrent and a lesson for those who harm animals.

2. To increase the penalty for animal cruelty because right now you can inflict the most unbearable on a dog, cat or any animal and will walk away by paying 10-50 rupees as fine.

Under the current Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the fine for a gruesome act of cruelty under Section 11 stipulates a penalty of between ONLY Rs 10 and Rs 50 for any act of cruelty. This is nowhere near the level of justice that is needed.

Please sign and share this petition, post it on your social media so that Buddy gets justice & every innocent animal out there is not subjected to such cruelty.

Join my fight for justice so that no animal is ever tortured the way Buddy was.

#IndiaForAnimals

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Vasuki Punj and Sukriti ChauhanPetition Starter

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The Issue

Buddy. A Labrador puppy beaten every day of his life- thighs broken, genitals hurt will never walk again. His mistake? That he is a dog in the house of people who have no mercy for a poor little animal.

The police have booked Rishabh Mehra, who is the owner of the puppy but according to a media reports he allegedly tried to bribe cops and hasn’t been arrested yet.

I have have started this petition for two reasons only:
1. The perpetrators should be strictly punished so that this incident serves as a deterrent and a lesson for those who harm animals.

2. To increase the penalty for animal cruelty because right now you can inflict the most unbearable on a dog, cat or any animal and will walk away by paying 10-50 rupees as fine.

Under the current Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the fine for a gruesome act of cruelty under Section 11 stipulates a penalty of between ONLY Rs 10 and Rs 50 for any act of cruelty. This is nowhere near the level of justice that is needed.

Please sign and share this petition, post it on your social media so that Buddy gets justice & every innocent animal out there is not subjected to such cruelty.

Join my fight for justice so that no animal is ever tortured the way Buddy was.

#IndiaForAnimals

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The Decision Makers

Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Gandhi
Member of the Lok Sabha
Responded
“Dear Citizens, The growing spate of atrocities against animals is great cause for concern. Every other day another horrific case comes to light in different parts of states in India. Just a few weeks ago I came across a horrifying video on the internet where a six-month-old Labrador puppy called Buddy was being brutally beaten with a belt. We cannot allow violence against any animal to be normalised. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 was enacted to replace a colonial legislation and sought to prevent infliction of unnecessary pain and suffering on animals. However, the quantum of punishment i.e. the penalties, has not been reviewed even once in the six decades. The existing law stipulates a penalty between Rs 10 and Rs 50 for any act of cruelty against animals, including beating, kicking, torturing, starving and mutilating the animal. As a Member of Parliament, I extend my full support to Sukriti Singh and the 1 lakh 50 thousand signatories of her petition. I believe that they have raised an important matter. It is time for the penalty for animal cruelty to be increased so that such crimes are deterred. I request our central government to urgently​ ​amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to provide an effective deterrent and ensure stricter penalties and punishments are imposed. We cannot afford to have any more Buddys suffer. I truly believe that we in government need to do our bit to ensure that animals in India are safe. Thank you, Maneka Gandhi Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha @Manekagandhibjp”
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
Parshottam Rupala
Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying - Govt. of India
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Petition created on 29 November 2020