In India if any animal is subjected to cruelty treatment provided under Section (a) to (o) of The  Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act 1960 , the offender (in the case of a first offence) will have to pay fine which shall extend to fifty rupees and if it is the case of second offence or subsequent offence committed within three years of the previous offence, he will be fined with not less than twenty-five rupees but which may extend to one hundred rupees or with the imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with both.

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960 currently 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. Under the 60-year-old law, none of these actions amounting to animal cruelty, as recognised under Section 11(1) of the PCA, are cognisable except organising fights and shooting matches that use animals.

In India Among states/UTs, the highest number of cases was in Tamil Nadu (52) followed by Maharashtra (43), Kerala (15), Karnataka (14), Telangana (13) and Rajasthan (12). A total of 199 out of the 316 cases relating to cruelty to animals were pending for more than five years.

This law needs to be changed !