The three accused, Sunil, Sylvester, and a minor from Adimalathura of Thiruvananthapuram have been arrested on July 1 by the Vizhinjam police for brutally torturing a pet Labrador, Bruno, by hanging it on a fishhook in a boat and beating it to death in Vizhinjam of Thiruvananthapuram. Christuraj, the pet parent of the Labrador dog, had posted the visuals on social media of the accused assaulting Bruno. The video was taken by a witness who sent it to Christuraj. The visuals show the accused hitting Bruno with a stick while being tied to a fishing hook in a boat, and later thrown into the sea.
According to the police, Sunil had some personal feud with Christurajan. Bruno was thrashed for resting under Sunil's boat on the beach. Following this, Sunil had an altercation with Christurajan and had reportedly warned him that he shouldn’t see the dog on the beach again.
The court initiated the suo-motu proceedings while considering a letter sent by Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar as public interest litigation.
The letter stated that it was a matter of concern that many such incidents have been reported by the media over the past few years, and while each such instance is unforgivable in itself, the sheer number of such cases and the frequency of their occurrence leads one to suspect that such cruelty is now turning habitual.
“As people, our approach to animal rights has been far from desirable. Time has now come to goad the state and its instrumentalities into taking affirmative action to safeguard the rights of animals. In a democratic republic such as ours, the judiciary cannot afford to remain a passive spectator to executive and legislative inaction in the matter of protection of animal rights,” stated the letter.
Comments
Latika says
Jul 02, 2021 10:54:20I believe if this was done to a human the penalty would be death. Why isn't it the same for an animal life!? Especially a pet!! What tf are we waiting for!?? KILL THEM! DEATH PENALTY! I WANT JUSTICE FOR BRUNO!
Madhu says
Jul 04, 2021 01:02:25Yes I agree, life for life is the law, Kill the cruel men, I WANT DEATH PENALTY for these Men! JUSTICE FOR BRUNO!
Aakriti says
Jul 03, 2021 04:59:28Death penalty for these criminals.... Life for life...... Criminals..... They will never live in peace....
Marie Meyers says
Jul 07, 2021 04:54:55They NEED TO BE PROCECUDED. JUSTICE FOR POOR BRUNO. CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT
Renish Baghel says
Jul 08, 2021 10:35:33Seriously pets like Dog and Cat always help us and our best friends. Even though some people don't understand it and do this type of thing.