Thiruvananthapuram: Police in Kerala's Palakkad district have arrested six people for holding an unlawful bullock cart race in Malampuzha village after receiving a complaint from PETA. A photo that appeared in the newspaper showed two bulls being forced to run and their nose ropes being violently pulled, which alerted the animal protection group to the incident.
PETA worked closely with the Deputy Superintendent of Police Palakkad, Haridasan, after filing a formal complaint with the District Police Chief of Palakkad.
Sections 3 and 11(1)(a) of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, which include whipping and beating an animal, as well as inflicting the animal needless pain and suffering, are included in the FIR filed against the six people. The six suspects were all apprehended and later released on bail.
"Both the Supreme Court and the High Court of Kerala have made it plain that bull races are illegal, and there is no place in civilised society for flogging bulls and twisting and biting their tails to force them to run," a PETA office bearer stated.
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