The Law That Most RWAs Pretend Does Not Exist
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, is the foundational statute. Section 11 of the Act makes it a punishable offence to beat, kick, torture, or cause unnecessary pain to any animal, including a street dog on your society's premises. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), constituted under this Act, has issued explicit guidelines stating that community dogs have a right to food and water, and that residents who feed them are exercising a legal right, not committing a nuisance.
