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How to report animal cruelty in Chandigarh

How to report animal cruelty in Chandigarh

In Chandigarh the police e-FIR is only for motor-vehicle theft; for animal cruelty use the police “Complaint Registration” service instead (Chandigarh Police portal, checked ). The SPCA in Sector 38 (West) is run by the Chandigarh Administration.

Report it to the police in Chandigarh

  • The Chandigarh Police portal has “Complaint Registration (ICMS)”. It asks you to log in and verify your mobile number (Chandigarh Police portal, checked ).
  • The portal’s “E-FIR Registration” is for motor-vehicle theft only (Chandigarh Police portal, 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.

SPCA Chandigarh

  • SPCA, Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh. The Deputy Commissioner is its President, the Director of Animal Husbandry its Vice President and the Joint Director of Animal Husbandry its Honorary Secretary. The Chandigarh Administration took it over in 2016 (Punjab and Haryana High Court, CWP No. 20158 of 2021, ).
  • In that case the High Court put on hold the orders that cut volunteers’ visiting hours at SPCA Chandigarh, so animal lovers and volunteers could visit on the earlier schedule until their representations were decided (same order).

Chandigarh animal husbandry department and Board

  • Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Director, Sector 22, Chandigarh. Phone: 0172-2700092. Email: jdahus-chd@nic.in (Chandigarh Administration, Who’s who, checked ).
  • AWBI lists a State Animal Welfare Board for Chandigarh, order No. VD/4/10/4472, dated (AWBI list of State Animal Welfare Boards, ).

Chandigarh laws on animals

  • Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 (Act 15 of 1955), listed by India Code as applying to Chandigarh (India Code, checked ).

Other help in Chandigarh

  • Find animal welfare organisations and vets in Chandigarh in our Directory.

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This guide is general information, not legal advice.

Questions and answers

No. The Chandigarh Police e-FIR is only for motor-vehicle theft. For animal cruelty, use “Complaint Registration (ICMS)” on the Chandigarh Police portal, or go to the police station. In an emergency, call 112.

SPCA Chandigarh is in Sector 38 (West). The Chandigarh Administration took it over in 2016; the Deputy Commissioner is its President.

Chandigarh’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries is in Sector 22. Phone 0172-2700092, email jdahus-chd@nic.in.

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