Prevention of Cruelty to animals Act-1960: Objectives, Definitions, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, CPCSEA guidelines for Breeding and Stocking of Animals, Performance of Experiments, Transfer and acquisition of animals for experiment, Records, Power to suspend or revoke registration, Offences and Penalties

1. THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ACT, 1960
Gayatri K. Bahatkar
Assistant Professor

2. Introduction
• In India there were different rules in different parts of the country to
prevent unnecessary cruelty to animals. Government of India had
appointed a committee to study the matter relating to the infliction of
unnecessary pain or suffering on animals. The recommendations of
this committee had been considered to pass this Act.

3. Object
• To prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals as
well as to prevent cruelty to animals.
• To amend the laws relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals.
"Animals": This term includes any living creature except human being.
Definition
• 'Phooka" or "Doom Dev": It includes a process in which any substance
or air is introduced into the female organ of a milch animal with the
intention of drawing off any secretion of milk.
• "Cruelty" It is not defined under this act but it roughly means the
infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering.

4. ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA
• The animal welfare board of India was established
by Central Government in 1962 under the section
4 of the prevention of cruelty to Animals Act,
1960,
(a) To promote animal welfare in general and
(b) To protect animals from unnecessary pain or
suffering in particular .
The Board consists of 28 members who serve
for a period of 3 years. The Central Government
nominates one of the members to be its Chairman
and another member to be its Vice-Chairman. The
Central Government may appoint secretary of the
Board. Headquarter of this Board is at Chennai.
Earlier the Board was under the control of ministry
of Food and Agriculture. In 1990, it was transferred
to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
change.

5. Function
• To keep the law in force and thus to prevent the cruelty to animals
and advise the Central Government regarding the amendments to be
undertaken in this Act from time to time.
• To advise the Central Government on making of rules with the object
of preventing unnecessary pain or suffering to animals especially
when they are being transported or when they are being used as
performing animals or when they are kept in captivity or
confinement.
• To suggest the Government any improvements in the design of
vehicle so as to Lessen the burden on draught animals.
• To take the steps for amelioration of animals by providing the facility
of sheds, Water troughs etc. along with veterinary assistance.
• To encourage by (a) any financial assistance (b) formation of rescue
homes, animals shelter etc. for old animals and birds.

6. • To impart education relating to animal welfare by means of lectures,
books, posters etc.
• To train the members of the society, to the Board-Certified Animal
Welfare Educators.
• To advise the Government in such other matter relating to animal
welfare.
• To co-operate with the associations established to prevent
unnecessary pain or suffering to animals.
• To advise the Government on medical care and attention to be
provided in animal hospitals.

7. EXPERIMENTATION OF ANIMALS
• Experimentation on animals is carried out for the
purpose of advancement by new discovery of
Physiological Knowledge or for the purpose of
production of Biological products like vaccines, sera,
hormones, which shall be useful for saving or for
increasing life or reducing the suffering or treating any
disease of human beings, animals or plants. Thus,
Experimentation on animals has great importance in
the advancement of medical and pharmaceutical
sciences.
• The animals used for experiments should not suffer any
unnecessary pains or harms. Therefore, to control and
supervise the experiments performed on animals, the
Central Government under the recommendation by the
Animal Welfare Board constituted Committee for the
Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on
Animals (CPCSEA).

8. • The members of the committee (CPCSEA) are as follows:
Two members each of the
(a) Indian Council of Medical Research.
(b) Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research nominated by the Central Government.
• Two members from universities giving medical and veterinary degrees
nominated By the Central Government.
• One member of the Lok Sabha and one of the Rajya Sabha to be elected by the
Houses respectively.
• Five non-official members from the persons actively engaged in the promotion
of animal welfare nominated by the Central Government.
• It shall be the duty of the committee to ensure that the animals are not
subjected to unnecessary pains or sufferings before, during or after the
performance of experiments.
• The committee may make the rules which may provide for the registration of
persons or institutions performing the experiment on animals.

9. The committee shall also make such rules to secure the following objects:
• That where the experiments are performed in any institution the person in
charge of the institution is responsible and where the experiments are
performed by the individuals outside the institution, they, shall be
responsible for avoidance of cruelty to the animals.
• That as far as possible the experiments on animals are performed under the
influence of anesthetic. The experiments are performed with due care and
humanity.
• That the animals, during the experiments under the influence of anesthetic
are so Injured that they can’t be recovered without serious pain, are to be
destroyed While still unconscious.
• That as far as possible the experiments on animals are avoided if other
teaching devices like books, models, films, etc. are sufficient in colleges,
hospitals, etc.
• That as far as possible the use of larger animals is avoided if the same results
can Be obtainable by using small laboratory animals like rats, frogs or rabbits
etc.
• That the experiments on animals are not performed merely to have practice.

10. That the animals used for experimentation are properly looked
after before and after the experiments.
That the proper records regarding experimentation on animals
are maintained.
ENTRY AND INSPECTTION
• The Committee may authorize any of its officer to inspect any
institution or place where the experiments are being carried
on. Such officer has power,
1. To enter at any reasonable time and inspect the place
where the experiments on animals are being carried on
and
2. To require any person to produce the respective record.
PROHIBITION OF EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS
On report of the concerned officer if the committee is satisfied
that the rules are not Being followed by the institution or
individual, it may prohibit the individual or institution from
carrying on experiments on animals for specific period or
indefinitely. In some cases, the committee may allow such
individuals or institutions to carry on the experiments subject
to certain conditions.

11. Offences and penalties
• Treating animals cruelty is punishable with fine not less than 10/- which
extend to 50/- on first conviction.
• In the case of subsequent conviction if the offence is committed within
three years of previous offence, it is punishable with fine not less than 25/-
which may extend to 100/- or imprisonment up to three months or with
both.
• Performing the operation like Pooka or doom dev or any other operations
to improve lactation which are injurious to health of the animal is
punishable with fine up to 1000/- or with imprisonment up to two years or
with both. The animal subjected to such operation is liable to forfeiture to
the Government.
• Contravention of any order made by the committee or a breach of any
condition Imposed by the committee is punishable with the fine upto 200/.
(There may be revision in fine or punishment time to time.)

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