With so many cases of animal cruelty being witnessed and reported throughout India, the existing laws related to animal cruelty are weak and permit too many exemptions. It is therefore absolutely imperative that the existing laws be amended or scrapped altogether & replaced with stronger animal welfare and cruelty specific legislations to ensure that under no circumstances are animals abused in anyway and for the proper implementation of the ABC Programme.   Furthermore government run shelters should be constructed in every state and adequately funded to ensure proper and better implementation of the ABC Programme which will further significantly reduce the human-stray animal conflict. Let us unite in the cause of animal welfare.