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The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bill, 2025
December 1 , 2025
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- The Assam Legislative Assembly approved the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2025.
- The Bill exempts the traditional buffalo fight, locally called Moh Juj, from the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
- The buffalo fights are part of the mid-January Magh Bihu festival in Assam.
- The government stated that Moh Juj is a cultural tradition and helps preserve native buffalo breeds.
- Assam’s amendment is similar to exemptions in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka for cultural practices like Jallikattu and bullock cart racing.
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