The present Act lays down provisions relating to the protection of animals. In particular, its purpose is to provide for a method to help animals that are in distress and to prevent cruelty to or other mistreatment of animals. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause referring to various terms therein employed such as “animal”, “distress”, “Minister”, ”veterinarian”, “SPCA” (The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). The text consists of 21 sections of which the most import