Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)

• It is a statutory advisory body created under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
• It was setup in 1962 to advice on animal welfare laws and policymaking.
• Headquarters – Chennai.
• Board has 28 members with a three-year term but can be renewed.
• The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) scheme relates to the provision of assistance for the following type of activities:
  • Financial assistance to animal welfare organizations for maintaining the stray animals in distress and for their treatment.
  • Human education programmes for the welfare of animals are implemented by the AWBI.
  • Expenditure on a variety of other animal welfare activities such as the rescue of cattle from illegal smuggling and transportation, rehabilitation of rescued circus animals, lab animals, inspections, legal expenses in connection with court cases about animal welfare, mobile clinics are also incurred.