The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned a petitioner seeking equality for animal kingdom as "a legal entity", whether he treats his dog as his equal.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, while hearing a PIL seeking legal protection for animals, said what kind of prayer it was. "You (petitioner) want the entire animal kingdom to be treated as a legal entity... You want us to declare animals capable of suing and be sued? Animals are recognised as entities having protection of law," observed the Chief Justice.