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By Our Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI, NOV. 2. The Supreme Court has asked the Animal Welfare Board (AWB) to file an affidavit in four weeks on the conditions in slaughterhouses and the steps taken to prevent cruelty to animals. A Bench comprising Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari gave this direction on a petition filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals expressing concern at the cruelty to animals in slaughterhouses where they are kept in small enclosures. The Bench asked the Board to inform the Court whether it had sent any report to the municipal authorities for initiating legal action, including the closure of the slaughterhouses for violating the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The petitioner contended that the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter Houses) Rules were notified more than three years ago, empowering the AWB to inspect the abattoirs without giving notice to the slaughterhouse owners. Despite this, neither the AWB nor its authorised nominees had conducted a single inspection and the owners were violating the rules. The petitioner also drew the Court's attention to the insensitive manner in which the animals headed for abattoirs were transported.
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