Pet Rights

Dear Indian Parliament,

For too long have the rules and legal formalities for adopting a pet, have been too lenient. Adopting a pet is a major life decision just like adopting a child, and therefore should be treated the same. Too often have we seen abandoned pets, mistreated pets or pets who are just not loved. As a pet owner myself, I believe this is because of the fact that anybody can adopt a pet due to the lack of legal formalities, unlike adopting a child. Children and pets are very similar when it comes to emotions, so why should the legal formalities be so different?

Although unfortunate, it is a known fact that both children a pets often suffer from abuse and mistreatment. Even though child abuse is very prominent in the world today, the government is trying its best to help with helplines, investigations and much more. Unlike children, pets can never reach out and explain their suffering to others. Them being unable to communicate with us can lead some of the to a lifetime of suffering. Suffering which I believe the Indian government should be held responsible for.

In many cases we can see a pet being adopted for the entertainment of a child, just like a toy. But pets are not toys. When a puppy arrives home for the first time, he is lost and scared and deserves to be treated just like any baby would. As they get older they need to be fed well, taken to the veterinarian, and played with. But many a times we see the child who insisted on having a pet, has lost all interest in it. Now the parents who never wanted this living being are forced to take care of it or sometimes even abandon it. Something which is seen too commonly in Indian society. Abandoning a pet who has never known how to survive on the street is sick and inhumane. It is something that can at least be reduced if not abolished if the government enforced more laws and increased legal formalities.

Furthermore,