Ministry of Road Transport and Highways introduce draft rules for livestock transportation for public comments, OIPA - Indian People for Animals along with Animal Welfare Party suggestions:

1. All crime against animals should be cognizable and non bailable in legal terms.
2. Special fast track courts be introduce to try and decide, the crime against animals, under time frame policy.
3. No appeal, should lie against convictions.
4. Camel and Elephant transportation also covered under these draft rules.
5. Animal can not be treated as goods, they can't travel by weight, because they can shift as per their shape and size.
6. Vehicle be confiscated for second offense against animals and registration be cancelled.
7. Vehicle owner also be booked and arrested, in crime against animals.
8. Present draft rule is an eye wash, nothing new in it because IS:14904:2007 and IS:5238:2001 with IS:5236:1982 already existed and ineffective in India because, neither vehicle manufacturing companies providing said ISI specified vehicles in open market nor passed by the Competent Authorities and animals are being shifted in goods transport vehicles, with out ISI specifications, hence non ISI vehicles be prohibited to carry animals.
9. Proof of burden on the accused instead of prosecution and pre transport permit be mandatory, as required under section 96 of the Cattle Transport Rules, 1978 amended in 2001.

Abhishek Kadian and Miss Sukanya Kadian