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The Tamil Nadu Animal Welfare Board (TNAWB) has sought contiguous enactment against Prani Mithran, an carnal payment organisation, engaged successful carnal commencement power (ABC) work, citing repeated allegations of carnal cruelty and violations of statutory rules.
In a missive to the Director of Municipal Administration, S.P. Amrith, Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services and Member Secretary of the TNAWB, said the Board had received 17 ceremonial complaints against the organisation betwixt January 2023 and January 2026.
The complaints alleged cruel and improperly conducted sterilisation surgeries connected stray dogs, mutilation of animals, negligence successful post-operative care, and respective deaths. They besides pointed to violations of provisions nether the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.
The organisation is progressive successful implementing Animal Birth Control programmes for section bodies successful respective places, including Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Avadi. However, it does not fig successful the database of carnal payment organisations and municipal corporations granted task designation to undertake the ABC programme arsenic approved nether the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.
The missive cited inspection reports submitted connected February 19, 2026, by the District Animal Welfare Officer, Coimbatore, and the Regional Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Tiruppur, which flagged superior irregularities astatine the ABC centre tally by the NGO.
The inspection further identified respective deficiencies, including the lack of a due cognition theatre with required surgical equipment, unhygienic kennel conditions, and nonaccomplishment to transportation retired mandatory ear-notching of sterilised dogs.
