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Basic law and rights for Stray Dogs in India Prevention of Cruelties to Animals Act, Dog Rules 2001, Indian Penal Code & Court action: Part I

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The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is the 1st edition of the this information being available for Activists for Stray Dogs to leverage on.

The presentation and text of the “Basic law and rights for Stray Dogs in India: Prevention of Cruelties to Animals Act, Dog Rules 2001, Indian Penal Code & Court action” by Anjali Sharma at VoSD Conference on Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs, Bangalore, 26 May 2012

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