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[COVID-19]: Cat Owner Approaches Kerala HC Against Vehicle Pass Denial By Police To Buy Cat Food

Lawstreet Journal 6 Apr 2020 11:34pm

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On April 05, 2020, a cat owner filed a Writ Petition in Kerala High Court challenging the Police refusal of pass to buy cat food amid COVID-19.

The petitioner, N Prakash, owner of three cats, is aggrieved by the decision of the police to refuse him vehicle pass for purchasing cat food.

In the petition filed by him as party-in-person, he states that the cats are fed a biscuit named "Meo-Persian", since he is a vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is not cooked in his house. 

One packet of 7 kilogram of "Meo Persian" is sufficient for the cats for three weeks. After the stock got exhausted, he applied online for vehicle pass for travelling to Cochin Pet Hospital on April 4, 2020 for buying the said brand of cat food.

In accordance with the order issued by the Kerala Police, people need to obtain a prior permit based on an affidavit for going out of their homes for buying essential services during the lockdown period.

The request was rejected by the police saying “we regret to inform that your that your request for affidavit is rejected”.

Mentioning section 3 and 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960the petitioners state that right to food and shelter is a guaranteed right for domesticated animals. 

Right to dignity and fair treatment is not confined to human beings alone, but to animals as well", the petition states referring to the 2014 SC decision in Animal Welfare Board of India v. A.Nagaraja (Jallikettu… Continue Reading...


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