About:
- Status: AWBI is a statutory advisory body under the Union Ministry of Environment. It derives its legal structure from the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
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- Mandate:
- It frames rules on how animals ought to be humanely treated everywhere.
- It has also frequently litigated to have stricter laws to ensure animals were not unduly harassed or tortured.
- Membership: Several government organisations, along with animal rights activists and parliamentarians, are represented on the Board.
Rules for featuring animals in films as per “The Performing Animals (Registration) Rules, 2001”:
- The owner shall ensure that the animal is not continuously used for excessive number of takes in shooting a film without getting adequate rest.
- The owner shall ensure that while using an animal in shooting a film, the fight sequence shall not be shot in any livestock holding area and that no birds are shown in cages.
- The owner shall inform the prescribed authority at least four weeks in advance informing the place, date and time of the actual making of the film wherein the animal is to be used.
