New cattle rules: No ID, painting, nose-cutting, ear-splitting without vets

Applies to bulls, bullocks, cows, buffalos, steers, heifers, calves, camels; to affect 300 mn cattle

No decoration of livestock, no nose-cutting or ear splitting for identification without veterinarians are among the new rules aimed at preventing cruelty to livestock, but there might be challenges in implementing the law, according to an IndiaSpend analysis.

On May 23, 2017, a new notification aimed at regulating and managing animal markets, the “Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017”, mandated the creation of agricultural market committees to regulate and monitor the sale of animals and the space used for the sale, and prohibited “cruel and harmful” practices