Full Title Name:  In Their Own Right – Calling for Parity in Law for Animal Victims of Crimes

Summary: This report is an attempt at documentation and analysis of crimes against animals during the period 10 2010-20 across three main categories: Companion, Working and Street Animals. The chapters in the report are structured in three parts: Part I that links the current legal framework with companion and working animals. Part II that discusses the exclusion of street animals from any protection and licensing brutal violence against them. The discussion on Assault also covers a range of offences, physical abuse, harm, assault, grievous hurt, sexual assault and murder of animals – confirming a widespread culture of violence against animals in India. Part III looks at the conclusion, recommendations emerging from this report and the annexure documenting the cases.