(a) whether the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has been successful in dealing with cases related to cruelty to animals and use of illegal chemicals on th
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore;
(c) the detailed report of the AWBI with regard to prevention of cruelty to animals in the past three years, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)
(a) & (b) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) was established under section 4 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960 for the promotion of animal welfare generally and for the purpose of protecting animals from being subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering in particular. The main function of the Board is to keep the law in force in India for the prevention of cruelty to animals under constant study and advise the Government on the amendment to be undertaken in any such law from time to time to make rules with a view to prevent unnecessary pain and suffering to the animals generally, and more particularly when they are being transported from one place to another or when they are used as performing animals or when they are kept in capacity or confinement.
The Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) has been constituted under Section 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 to control and supervise the experiments on animals during the drug testing and development.
Both the organization are very successful in implementing the Provisions of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960 and Rules framed thereunder and also dealing the issues related to animal cruelty.
As per the entries under Constitution of India, Prevention of Cruelty to Animal has been entered in the Concurrent List of Seventh Schedule. Hence, it is also the mandate of the State Government to prevent cruelty to animals. However, on receipt of various complaints on cruelty, the Board has been taking up all such issues with all the State Governments/Union Territories / Local Authorities in order to prevent cruelty to animals and implement the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and Rules effectively.
(c) Detailed report of Animal Welfare Board of India is annexed.