Chennai, January 19: A YouTuber and his accomplices have been booked on the charges of force-feeding a live rooster to a bull in Tamil Nadu's Salem district. The FIR was booked on complaint of Arun Prasanna, Animal rights activist and founder of Chennai based animal protection group, People for Cattle in India (PFCI).

Prasanna wrote to Tharamangalam police that the complaint was based on a video uploaded by the YouTuber a couple of days ago in which a bull, undergoing training for Jallikattu, was being force-fed a live rooster. Cruelty Against Animal in Tamil Nadu: YouTuber, His Friends Forcibly Feed Live Rooster to Jallikattu Bull in Salem, Booked After Video Goes Viral.

Prasanna alleged that in the Instagram clip uploaded by the YouTuber, a bull was held by its thorns. The bull was forcibly fed live rooster. He also said that force feeding a herbivorous animal with raw meat could lead to Salmknells poisoning. Animal Cruelty in Tamil Nadu: Man Held for Brutally Beating Stray Dog With Iron Rod, Dragging it With Metal Wire on Road in Madurai; Disturbing Video Surfaces.

Animal Cruelty in Salem:

The Tharamangalam police registered a case against Raghu and his accomplices under Sections 3 and 11(1) (a) , 11 (1) (I) of Prevention of Cruelty Act to Animals( PCA) 1960 and Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code.

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