New Delhi, April 3 -- The Delhi government will constitute Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) in all 13 revenue districts of the Capital, dissolving and replacing the single body that currently oversees the matter, officials said on Thursday.

The decision, which follows the recent reorganisation of revenue districts, aims to ensure more effective implementation of animal protection laws at the district level, said chief minister Rekha Gupta.

"These SPCAs will function under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and will include experts and members associated with animal welfare," she said. The separately functioning Delhi Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) will be dissolved.

The 13 SPCAs ...