Animal Rights

Maneka Gandhi urges Bihar to check animal sacrifice, smuggling to Nepal

Former Union minister Maneka Gandhi and other animal rights activists have urged the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar to issue immediate directions to check the "regressive practice of animal sacrifice" in various parts of the state. They also requested the Bihar government to stop the illegal transportation of cattle from the state to Nepal for sacrifice in the upcoming Gadhimai festival in the neighbouring country. Maneka Gandhi wrote a letter to the Bihar chief minister on Friday seeking his immediate intervention "to stop animal sacrifice in the state and also illegal transportation of cows, buffaloes, goats, pigeons from Bihar to Nepal, primarily intended for sacrifice, especially around the Gadhimai festival". It has been recently reported that around Rs 10 million (1 crore) worth of Indian buffaloes alone are smuggled monthly and sold in Nepal's markets, she wrote in her letter. A delegation of top representatives of other animal protection organisations -- Acharya Prashant

Ratan Tata urges Mumbai people in post to donate blood for stray puppy

Ratan Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, shared a post of an ailing stray dog and the eligibility criteria for donor dogs, stressing on the urgent need for a blood donor

Jains pose as Muslims in Delhi, buy 124 goats to deter sacrifice on Bakrid

Members of the Jain community disguised themselves as Muslims and visited markets of old Delhi a day before the festival of Bakrid to buy dozens of goats to 'save' them

Govt's ban on 'ferocious' dog breeds takes a bite out of pet business

Breeders and importers of exotic dogs worried; animal rights activists say the industry needs to be tamed

Centre prohibits foreign dog breeds commonly used for illegal fighting

The import of such dog breeds is also recommended to be prohibited by the expert committee formed under the chairmanship of the commissioner of Animal Husbandry

16K sheep, cattle stuck on board export ship after Red Sea turn-back

The animals have been on the vessel since January 5 Government and industry officials say they are in good health but animal welfare advocates have branded their plight torture

National Birds Day 2024: History, theme, importance and how to celebrate

The National Bird Day was founded to celebrate the significance of wild birds. Also, to bring issues to light that endanger the existence of birds and ways in which people can help save them

Why Uttar Pradesh govt's crackdown on halal is too close to the bone

Uttar Pradesh's ban on halal-certified products has transformed into a legal and political hot pot, tenderising the landscape and carving up a lucrative market

Centre's livestock draft Bill 2023 sets the cat among the pigeons

Animal rights activists demand its withdrawal

SC on Jallikattu: TN parties welcomes ruling, animal rights groups see red

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of the amended act of Tamil Nadu allowing the bull-taming sport Jallikattu, with state political parties welcoming the verdict while animal rights activists expressed disappointment and insisted they will look for legal remedies. The spectacle sport coinciding with the Tamil harvest festival Pongal in January draws national and international audience. The southern town of Madurai hosts jallikattu at Alanganallur, Palamedu and Avaniyapuram, where the raging bulls charge out of 'Vaadivasal' (the entry point) to take on the tamers who invest a lot of pride in subduing the beast. "Jallikattu" is also known as "eruthazhuvuthal". On Thursday, the apex court also showed the green flag to Maharashtra and Karnataka for their bullock-cart races and buffalo racing sport "Kambala", respectively. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph, which delivered a unanimous verdict, dealt with five questions referred to it by a ...

Civil society groups to hold discussion on new Animal Birth Control rules

In the wake of increasing human-canine conflict incidents being reported across the country, a group of civil society groups will come together here on Wednesday to discuss new Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules recently notified by the government. The Centre notified the rules to address the guidelines of the Supreme Court in a writ petition between the Animal Welfare Board of India and the People for Elimination of Stray Troubles. The rules, which provide the guidelines on how to deal with the human and stray dog conflicts without relocating the dogs in an area, also direct municipal corporations to implement the ABC and Anti-Rabies Program jointly. In spite of these rules, recurring complaints of relocation of dogs and conflicts between dog feeders and RWA members keep surfacing. A number of civil societies working for the welfare of animals are coming together under India Unites For Animal Rights at the Constitution Club here on Wednesday for an information session on the ABC ...

Furry tails: A home for rescued animals and a habitat classroom for kids

Sanjeev Pednekar from Bengaluru is running this home through his venture Prani

Meet Shiranee Pereira, the activist who speaks up for the voiceless

Shiranee Pereira is quietly but insistently arguing that dogs can and must be replaced by tech and AI in testing drugs. More to the point, drug firms are listening. She is among India's new Gandhians

Over 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come

These numbers seem small when thinking about the estimated 1 mn species at risk of extinction, but only 1% of the world's animals, fungi and plants have been formally assessed on the IUCN Red List

Animal rights activists roughs up 3 men transporting buffaloes in a truck

Case of voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint has been registered against the PFA members