Bullock Cart Races

Bullock Cart Races

Subject – Art and Culture

Context – Supreme Court allows bullock cart races in Maharashtra

Concept –

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

• The legislative intent of the Act is to “prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals”.
• The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) was established in 1962 under Section 4 of the Act.
• This Act provides for punishment for causing unnecessary cruelty and suffering to animals. The Act defines animals and different forms of animals.
• It provides the guidelines relating to experimentation on animals for scientific purposes.
• The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017 has been framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
• The Rules allow a Magistrate to forfeit the cattle of an owner facing trial under the Act.
  • The authorities can further give such animals for “adoption”.