PIL Filed In SC To Declare Entire Animal Kingdom As 'Legal Entities' & Humans As 'Loco Parentis'; Issue Guidelines For Animal Protection [Read Petition]

The People's Charioteer Organization, an Allahabad based NGO, has moved the Supreme Court seeking inter alia, declaration of the entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic species as "legal entities" having a distinct persona with corresponding rights of a living person. The PIL, filed through Advocates Shashwat Anand and Devesh Saxena, is aimed at preventing animal cruelty...