Submitted by
- Archit Uniyal
3rd Year Student at Jindal Global Law School
- Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India
Why Animal Rape should be Criminalized
On 17th
November 2018 in Malwani area, Mumbai, 4 men who were reportedly drugged
brutally gang raped a male dog, leaving him with mutilated genitalia. The dog
was found the next day bleeding heavily and when a woman tried to offer him
food, he started yelling and won’t let anyone touch him. The woman was informed
by an auto driver that when he found the dog, his mouth was gagged, and front
legs were tied while being sexually tortured. The dog succumbed to the injuries
on 21st November.
Cruelty against animals
Cruelty against animals
Article
11(1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1960) defines animal cruelty
as -
When any person― (a) beats, kicks, over-rides, over-drives, over-loads,
tortures or otherwise treats any animal so as to subject it to unnecessary pain
or suffering or causes or, being the owner permits, any animal to be so treated.
Section
377 of the Indian Penal Code (1860) defines unnatural offences – a person shall be
punished with imprisonment for life or for a term that may extend to 10 years
if has voluntary carnal intercourse against an animal.
