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INDIAN PETS LAW

Transport By Air

All of the following are illegal:

Snake and mongoose fights

Ram fights

Bull fights (Dhirio in Goa)

Cock fights

Oxen races

Dog races

Both the owner as well as the organiser of the contest are liable. It is illegal to use or allow the use of any property or premises for the purpose of animal contests. It is also illegal to bet on the outcome of such illegal animal contests.

Laws Applicable To Draught Animals

Weak, limping or injured animal. It is illegal to work a sick or injured animal (PCA Section 11) . In the case of horses, check beneath the saddle area for sores. In the case of bullocks, check the neck area. With the load falling primarily on their necks, a high percentage of bullocks develop neck cancer. An injured animal may be confiscated and impounded at the nearest animal infirmary / shelter / municipal pound.

Frothing at the mouth. It is illegal to work animals when the temperature is above 37 degrees Celsius (Draught & Pack Animal Rules) . This means most summer afternoons.

Obviously exhausted animal. Animals may not be worked for more than 5 hours at a stretch and not for more than a total of 8 hours a day.

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