Pets can be taken out for walks, govt tells Bombay HC

June 05, 2020 17:11

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Pet owners in Maharashtra have been allowed to take their animals outside for walks during lockdown, the state government told the Bombay high court on Friday.

A circular to this effect was issued on June 1 and the police and civic officials were asked not to prohibit owners from walking their pets, said advocate general Ashutosh Kumbhkoni.

A division bench led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Pune resident seeking permission to take her dogs outside.

The state government's directive followed a circular issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) stating that pet owners should be allowed to take animals for walks and prohibiting it would amount to animal cruelty.

The AWBI circular, also issued on June 1, was placed before the HC by the Union government on Friday.

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