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How to report animal cruelty in Telangana

How to report animal cruelty in Telangana

In Telangana each district has a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), chaired by the District Collector, under G.O.Ms.No.12 of (Mahabubabad district, updated ). You can lodge a petition with the police online, and 1962 reaches the state’s mobile veterinary clinics.

Report it to the police in Telangana

  • You can lodge a petition with a police station online through the Telangana Police citizen login (Kamareddy district, Police – Lodge a Petition, updated ).
  • The state’s services list also shows “Online Complaint Registration” by the Police Department, through the same login (Government of Telangana, state services, checked ).
  • For emergencies, call 112.
  • For the laws (PCA Act s.11, BNS s.325), what to write, Zero FIR and what to do if the police refuse, see our national guide, How to report animal cruelty and file an FIR.

District SPCAs in Telangana

  • The Government of Telangana has instructed every district to form an SPCA chaired by the District Collector, under G.O.Ms.No.12 dated (Mahabubabad district, updated ; Nirmal district, updated ).

Telangana Animal Welfare Board

  • AWBI lists the Telangana Animal Welfare Board under G.O.Rt.No.146, dated (AWBI list of State Animal Welfare Boards, ). We found no published contact for the Board; the District SPCA and the district animal husbandry office are the local contacts.

Telangana laws on animals

  • Telangana Prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal Preservation Act, 1977 (Act 11 of 1977) (India Code, checked ).

1962 and mobile veterinary clinics in Telangana

  • Telangana started 100 Mobile Veterinary Clinics, one per Assembly constituency, with the toll-free call centre 1962, on . The call centre runs round the clock (Mahabubabad district, updated ; Nirmal district, updated ).
  • 1962 is the toll-free number for doorstep veterinary service from MVUs (PIB, ).

Other help in Telangana

  • Find animal welfare organisations, District SPCAs and vets in Telangana in our Directory.

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This guide is general information, not legal advice.

Questions and answers

You can report animal cruelty in Telangana by lodging a petition online through the Telangana Police citizen login, or at the police station. In an emergency, call 112. The District SPCA, chaired by the Collector, can also help.

Yes. Telangana instructed every district to form an SPCA chaired by the District Collector, under G.O.Ms.No.12 dated 3 Jun 2017.

1962 is the toll-free number of Telangana’s round-the-clock call centre for its 100 Mobile Veterinary Clinics, one per Assembly constituency, started on 15 Sep 2017.

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