In letters to Prime Minister Narenda Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Animal Welfare Board of India, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India expressed grave concern over the exclusion of a crucial provision criminalising acts of sexual abuse against animals in the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The group has also sent urgent appeals to all members of parliament, urging them to demand continued protection of animals against sexual violence by ensuring a relevant provision is included in BNS, as has been recommended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (PSCOHA).
Based on recommendations made by PETA India and following a meeting with Shri Brij Lal, Chairperson of the PSCOHA, the PSCOHA recommended that the BNS include provisions to penalise acts of sexual abuse against animals