The Race Course police in Coimbatore has registered a case against the Great Bombay Circus for alleged cruelty to dogs and birds that are made to perform different tricks to entertain people.
The police registered a case against the proprietor and manager of the circus company based on a complaint lodged by Chennai-based Arun Prasanna G., the founder of the People For Cattle in India (PFCI), under Sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
Mr. Prasanna complained that the circus company was found using seven dogs, one macaw, two cockatoos and three African grey parrots for the 7 p.m. show at V.O.C. Grounds in Coimbatore on July 16.
