nagpur the existing prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 is not strong enough as it does not contain strict punishments for animal abusers demanding that animal welfare bill 2014 should be passed immediately in the parliament animal activists all over the country have launched a worldwide campaign under the aegis of india unites for animals citys animal welfare ngos and animal lovers are preparing for the movement which will be held on september 18 at rbi square in the city we will be extending our solidarity towards immediate passing of the bill we are trying to get together as many likeminded people as we can said animal activist aparna modak who is the city coordinator of the campaign the bill which was drawn out by animal welfare board of india awbi and submitted to the ministry of environment forest and climate change moefcc has stricter laws and heavy penalties the present act is very archive imposing fine of only rs50 in case of animal abuse the bill was tabled in parliament in 2011 and was amended in 2014 and awaits passing said anand siva national coordinator of the campaign he added that the campaign will be held in over 70 cities in india as well as other countries we will be demanding more accountability from candidates contesting for legislative assembly or local body elections said siva with increasing number of brutal animal cruelty cases in the city local animal activists feel that the bill will create fear and awareness among people in most of the cases police did not file a fir even in severe cases where animals were burned alive no action was taken said people for animals pfa city chief karishma galani as reported by toi a twoyearold pet horse bittu was brutally burned by its owner who applied hot paste on its body the horse died during treatment in april this year two months after this incident a oneyearold bull was burned with acid in koradi road