Few days back we told you about the Bengaluru woman who is accused of killing eight 15-day-old puppies in front of their mother; now Police has finally arrested her.

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The woman identified as Ponnamma has been charged with cruelty to animals for the attack.

The accused, the wife of an ex-honorary flight lieutenant took the extreme step to "teach the mother dog who was living a drain outside her house with the puppies, a lesson."

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The gruesome crime which was reported days CCTV visuals form outside of a metro station which shows the brutal killing of three dogs and a puppy by an unidentified man.

Earlier last week, visuals of a BJP MLA mercilessly beating up a police horse had also emerged.

The horse who suffered serious injuries lost its leg in the attack.

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Animal rights campaigners say in all the three cases even if the culprits are arrested they will walk away with minimal punishment.

Even though cruelty towards animals is a punishable offence in India, activists say the punishment is not adequate.

They say the attacker of the police horse, Shaktiman could walk away with a fine of Rs 50.

Citing the recent incidents animal welfare activists from Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) have decided to push the Centre through AWBI (Animal Welfare Board of India) to pass the Shaktiman Act.

They are also planning to take up the issue with union minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi.

"The Shaktiman Act, should it be passed, will make the offence of killing an animal a cognizable one, compoundable with a drastic rise in the penalty," Suparna Ganguly, animal rights activist, and secretary, CUPA, told the Bangalore Mirror.

Under the existing law there are hardly any convictions of cases related to cruelty to animals. "I have filed several RTIs to get data on convictions but there is no record," Gauri Maulekhi of People for Animals said.