Archive · 11 Sep 2026
PETA India, Kerala Police Academy Hold Animal Cruelty Workshop
PETA India and the Kerala Police Academy held a workshop about protecting animals.
Nearly 100 police personnel attended the four-hour session.
More than 70 of them were cadet sub-inspectors receiving training.
The workshop explained laws against animal cruelty and illegal wildlife-related acts.
It also discussed procedures police can use when animals are harmed.
PETA India said police have an important role in preventing cruelty.
The organisation cited 9,039 animal-cruelty cases recorded in India in 2024.
It said similar training sessions have been held for law-enforcement personnel in other parts of the country.
PETA India and the Kerala Police Academy held a four-hour workshop on combating animal cruelty in Thrissur.
Nearly 100 police personnel participated, including more than 70 cadet sub-inspectors undergoing training.
The session covered the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Wildlife (Protection) Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The workshop was conducted under the leadership of senior Kerala Police officials H Venkatesh and K Sethu Raman.
PETA India cited 9,039 animal-cruelty cases and 10,312 arrests recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau in 2024.
- Who
- PETA India, the Kerala Police Academy, and nearly 100 police personnel, including more than 70 cadet sub-inspectors.
- What
- A four-hour workshop on laws and procedures for combating cruelty to animals.
- When
- It was held on Wednesday; the report is dated September 11.
- Where
- The Kerala Police Academy in Thrissur, Kerala.
- Why
- To sensitise police personnel and help ensure that crimes against animals are addressed and prevented.
- Participants
- Nearly 100 police personnel, including over 70 cadet sub-inspectors.
- Duration
- Four hours.
- Location
- Kerala Police Academy, Thrissur.
- Laws discussed
- The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960; the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2022; and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
- Cases recorded in 2024
- The National Crime Records Bureau recorded 9,039 cases of cruelty against animals.
- Arrests recorded in 2024
- The National Crime Records Bureau recorded the arrest of 10,312 people in those cases.
- Earlier animal-crime figure
- A 2021 Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations report said nearly five lakh animals were victims of crimes during the preceding decade.