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Sidharth Malhotra pens letter to PM Narendra Modi for animal safety
Updated On: 24 May, 2018 08:10 AM IST | | mid-day online desk
Sidharth Malhotra said psychologists, sociologists, and law-enforcement officials have all documented that children who hurt animals often end up hurting other humans
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Sidharth Malhotra has written a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi on behalf of PETA India, requesting stronger penalties for people who commit acts of cruelty against animals. Malhotra pointed out that India's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, contains outdated penalties, such as a maximum fine of Rs 50 for convicted first offenders who abuse animals, which he calls "barely equivalent to a slap on the wrist".
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