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The rule

Cruelty to animals is an offence under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance of 1907.

What is wrong

What happens next

Police record the complaint, investigate and charge the person in the Magistrate's Court.

The punishment

What you can do

Where to get justice

Nearest police station; government veterinary office

Free legal help: Legal Aid Commission 011 533 5329. Emergencies: Police 119, Suwa Seriya ambulance 1990. Bribery complaints: 1954.

යමෙක් සතෙකුට හිංසා කරයි

නීතිය

1907 සත්ව හිංසා වැළැක්වීමේ ආඥාපනත යටතේ සතුන්ට හිංසා කිරීම වරදකි.

වැරැද්ද කුමක්ද

ඊළඟට සිදුවන්නේ

පොලිසිය පැමිණිල්ල සටහන් කර විමර්ශනය කර මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ චෝදනා ගොනු කරයි.

දඬුවම

ඔබට කළ හැකි දේ

යුක්තිය ලබා ගත හැකි තැන

ළඟම පොලිස් ස්ථානය; රජයේ පශු වෛද්‍ය කාර්යාලය

නොමිලේ නීති උදව්: නීති ආධාර කොමිෂන් සභාව 011 533 5329. හදිසි: පොලිසිය 119, සුවසැරිය ගිලන් රථ 1990. අල්ලස් පැමිණිලි: 1954.

யாரோ ஒரு விலங்கை வதைக்கிறார்

விதி

1907 விலங்கு வதை தடுப்புக் கட்டளைச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் விலங்குகளை வதைத்தல் குற்றம்.

தவறு என்ன

அடுத்து என்ன நடக்கும்

பொலிஸ் முறைப்பாட்டைப் பதிவுசெய்து, விசாரித்து, நீதவான் நீதிமன்றத்தில் குற்றம் சுமத்தும்.

தண்டனை

நீங்கள் செய்யக்கூடியவை

நீதி பெறும் இடம்

அருகிலுள்ள பொலிஸ் நிலையம்; அரச கால்நடை வைத்திய அலுவலகம்

இலவச சட்ட உதவி: சட்ட உதவி ஆணைக்குழு 011 533 5329. அவசரம்: பொலிஸ் 119, சுவசெரிய அம்புலன்ஸ் 1990. இலஞ்ச முறைப்பாடு: 1954.

Law references

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, No. 13 of 1907 (Chapter 475)
Animal Welfare Bill (gazetted 17/20 July 2026)

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

This explains the general law. It is not advice on your situation. For your own case, speak to a lawyer or the Legal Aid Commission.