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Animal Welfare Board of India Directs Kolkata Officials to Help Ailing City Horses

Kolkata, May 1 (UNI) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has directed Kolkata police and the Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services to conduct an urgent enquiry into cruelty to horses following complaints from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India about the abuse and neglect of horses used for hauling carriages around the Victoria Memorial.
The AWBI also asked Kolkata officials to ensure that horses are provided with necessary medical care, removed from the trade, and rehabilitated as required.
The board notes that cruelty to animals is a violation of Section 3 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, and a punishable offence under Section 11(1) of the PCA Act and Section 289 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, according to a media statement here on Tuesday.
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