This document summarizes the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960 in India. It discusses the aims and objectives of preventing unnecessary pain or suffering to animals. It establishes the Animal Welfare Board of India and the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals to oversee the humane treatment of animals. The Act defines key terms, outlines inspection procedures, and prohibits experiments that cause animals avoidable pain or injury. It also describes offenses under the Act and associated penalties.

1. SEMINAR ON
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS ACT-1960
22-06-2014
S.JEGADEESH,M.PHARM (PHARMACOGNOSY).,
LECTURER IN FORENSIC PHARMACY
SRI RAM NALLAMANI YADAVA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY,
KODIKURICHI,
TENKASI,
PIN-627804

2. PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ACT-1960

3. PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
ACT-1960
• AIM AND OBJECTIVES
• DEFINITIONS
• ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA
• COMMITTEE FOR CONTROL AND
SUPERVISION OF EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS
• INSPECTION
• PROHIBITION OF EXPERIMENTATION
• OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

4. AIM & OBJECTIVES
• Law relating to prevention of cruelty
• An act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain
or suffering on animals
• SPCA (SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY
TO ANIMALS) – Yeoman services in the protection
of animals
• Now a days BLUE CROSS – doing good service in
taking care of health of unprotected and stray
animals

5. AIM & OBJECTIVES
It provides
• ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA
• COMMITTEE FOR CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF
EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS

6. ANIMAL
•Any living creature other than
human being

7. CAPTIVE ANIMALS
•Any animal other than
domestic animal which is in
captivity or confinment or
made to prevent its escape

8. DOMESTIC ANIMAL
•Any animal which is tanned to
serve some purpose for the
use of man

9. ANIMAL WELFARE BORD OF INDIA

10. ANIMAL WELFARE BORDOF INDIA –
CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION
• IGF-The Inspector General of Forests-ex oficio
• AHC-Animal Husbandary Commissioner-Govt of
India-ex officio
• Minister of Home-1 Member-by-Central Govt
• Minister of Education-1 Member-by-Central Govt
• Indian Board for Wild Life-1 Person-by-Central Govt
• Animal Welfare Work-3 Persons-by-Central Govt

11. ANIMAL WELFARE BORDOF INDIA –
CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION
• Municipal Carporation of Bombay-1 Person by
Central Govt
• Municipal Carporation of Calcuta-1 Person by
Central Govt
• Municipal Carporation of Delhi-1 Person by Central
Govt
• Municipal Carporation of Madras-1 Person by
Central Govt
• Municipal Carporation of Other States-1 Person by
Central Govt

12. ANIMAL WELFARE BORDOF INDIA –
CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION
• Practitioner of Modern system of Medicine-1
Person by Central Govt
• Practitioner of Indigenous system of Medicine-1
Person by Central Govt
• From three organisation actively interested in
Animal Welfare-1 Person
• Prevention of cruelty to animals society-1 person
• Other 3 Persons – Nominated by Central Govt

13. ANIMAL WELFARE BORDOF INDIA –
CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION
• From Parliament-6 Members
• (From Lok Sabha-4 members
• From Rajya Sabha-2 members)
• One CHAIRMAN and one VICE-
CHAIRMAN from the members of the
board – nominated by Central Govt

14. ANIMAL WELFARE BORDOF INDIA –
FUNCTIONS
THE ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD WILL ADVICE
TO CENTRAL GOVT ON THE FOLLOWING-
• Any other matters connected with animal
welfare
• Matters related to animal Hospitals
• Making rules under this act
• Amendments of the act to be taken time to
time

15. ANIMAL WELFARE BORDOF INDIA –
FUNCTIONS
THE ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD WILL ADVICE TO
CENTRAL GOVT OR OTHERS ON THE FOLLOWING-
• Improvement of vehicle design to transports animals
• Improvement of providing facilities to animals like
• Construction of SHEDS
• WATER TROUGH
• VETERINARY ASSISTANCE etc
• Give financial and other assistance to ANIMAL
WELFARE ORGANISATION

16. ANIMAL WELFARE BORD OF INDIA –
FUNCTIONS
THE ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD WILL
ADVICE TO CENTRAL GOVT OR OTHERS
ON THE FOLLOWING-
• METHOD OF KILLING OF ANIMALS
• MAINTENANCE OF ANIMAL HOUSE

17. EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS
• Experiments performed on animals are exempted
subject to certain conditions
EXPERIMENTS ON NEW DISCOVERY
• Useful for saving life
• Prolonging life
• Reducing suffering
• For combating any disease

18. EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT IN
• Medical
• Pharmaceuical
• Biological Science

19. INSPECTION
AUTHORITY-Animal welfare
Committee or its Members
DUTIES-
• To inspect the institutions
• To verify the records to maintained about
the experiments on animals

20. EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS
ANIMALS ARE USED FOR
Manufacture of
Sera
Vaccines
Enzymes
Hormones

21. EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS
IN TESTING OF DRUS
Pyrogen Test
Undue toxicity Test
LD 50 Test
Histamine like substances Test

22. EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS
ANIMALS MUST NOT SUFFER
FROM ANY AVOIDABLE
PAINS or INJURIES DURING
EXPERIMENTS and
ULTIMATE KILLING

23. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
• OFFENCE-
Any person contravense any
provisions of the ru le or conditions
imposed by the committee
PENALTY-
Fine upto Rs 200/-

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