Objectives

Advise the State Government for strict implementation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 in letter and spirit in Tamil Nadu, and to suggest measures for its extension and implementation of rules framed thereunder to the whole State in phases.
Establish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Establishment and Regulation of Societies of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Rule 2000 as required by sub-section (1) of Section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 (59 of 1960). The Board will ensure that the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will establish, manage infirmaries, animal shelters, cattle pound and monitor private gaushalas.
Affiliate Bodies / Animal Welfare Organizations in Tamil Nadu and to co-operate and co-ordinate the work and activities of all such Non-Government Organizations. To issue guidelines and recommend financial or other assistance to all Non-Government Organizations working in Tamil Nadu in connection with animal welfare activities and have overall control and supervision of their work.
Provide professional advice to the State Government on matters relating to medical care, animal birth control, vaccinations and other healthcare.
Advise the State Government or any local authority or other persons on technical improvements in the design of vehicles and farm machineries so as to lessen the burden on draught animals.
Advise the State Government on measures to be introduced to prevent unnecessary suffering to animals, during transportation from one place to another or when they are used as performing animals or when they are kept in captivity or confinement.
Advise the State Government or any local authority or other persons in design and maintenance of slaughter houses with provision of humane methods of slaughter, to alleviate unnecessary pain or suffering whether physical or intimidation in pre-slaughter stages as far as possible.
Advise the State Government on regulation of animal fairs/market with a view to prevent irksomesituations for the animals and birds during the process of trading and marketing of animals and birds.
Take all steps as the Board may think fit to ensure destruction of terminally ill animals by local authority or persons, whenever it becomes necessary to do so, after being rendered insensible to pain or sufferings.
Inspection and registering Pet shops and dog breeding center, dog boarding centre, Joy horse, monitoring Gaushalas, Slaughter houses etc.