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Chennai: Police in Tamil Nadu on Saturday said that they have registered an FIR against a person who had beaten a dog to death near the army quarters.
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India collaborated with Samaran Thamarai, an NGO, and Siddharth of Blue Cross of India to get a FIR registered under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, by the Pallavaram Police Station.
The CCTV footage showed the accused, named A. Paidi Raju, Lance Havildar, mercilessly beating the dog with a stick until the dog succumbed to the injuries.
The army has also taken cognisance of the matter.
“Those who abuse animals often move on to harming humans. It is imperative that members of the public report cases of cruelty to animals such as this one for everyone’s safety,” says PETA India Cruelty Response Coordinator Sinchana Subramanyan.
“The fear and suffering the dog must have experienced before succumbing to this abuse is unthinkable. PETA India is calling on the public and housing colonies to address the community dog population crisis by getting the dogs on their premises sterilised through local NGOs or the municipal government.”
PETA India recommends that perpetrators of animal abuse undergo psychiatric evaluation and receive counselling, as abusing animals indicates deep psychological disturbance.
