The Government has recently introduced the Draft Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rules, 2023, with the aim of strengthening animal welfare efforts across the country. The rules are designed to establish a comprehensive framework for the effective functioning of Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) and …
According to an estimate of US-based National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), around 48,000 turtles are caught every year on shrimp trawlers in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. All the five species of sea turtles including Olive Ridley are listed in the Appendix I of Convention of International Trade in …
the World's largest animal rights organisation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (peta), has warned that it would launch "a potentially devastating campaign against Indian tourism' if satisfactory efforts were not made by the Indian officials to end cruelty towards cows. peta has raised concerns about illegal transportation of …
are the interests of humans and animals accorded equal weightage? Or, do human beings, who represent the highest form of life, have supreme rights? For the past 200 years, these questions have become points of controversy in the West, between bioscientists, who felt that animal experiments were indispensable for learning …
the furore triggered by the international animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( peta ) over Indian leather has taken a serious turn with concerned authorities in India questioning the organisation's motives. Meanwhile, peta has persuaded five more firms to ban goods and accessories made of …
An action plan is being worked out by the Indian leather industry to prevent cruelty to animals. This has been conveyed to the US-based non-government organisation (NGO) People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA). The move comes in the wake of three US retail chains having dropped the sale of …
THERE are two reasons that killing the monkeys is not the answer to the problems of commensal monkeys (commensalism is the association between two species whereby one benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefited). Monkeys are part of our cultural heritage and an important link of our ecosystem. …
- Study the number of groups of monkeys present in the area. - Study where these groups sleep at night and their favourite feeding areas. - Locate a forest with good number of wild fruiting trees and shrubs and also waterbodies. - Contact the local trappers who have the knowledge …
k satyanarayana the forcible release of 52 monkeys from the National Institute of Nutrition ( nin ), Hyderabad, into a forest by activists led by a Blue Cross functionary, Amala Akkeneni, has once again brought into sharp focus the bad blood between researchers and animal rights activists. The research has …
they are known to be destructive. They are known to damage crops and property. For this, they are harassed, trapped, hunted and even subjected to government-sponsored extermination campaigns. They are the commensal primates, species which live off humans without meaning to cause them harm (in the context of primates). In …
three elephants in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri forest division have been poisoned to death by poachers. Two bodies were recovered near Damdim tea garden. Viscera reports confirmed that the elephants were poisoned to death. Forest officials suspect that a third elephant was also poisoned. These killings are a result of a …
About 5,000 protestors demonstrated outside a game merchant's ranch in South Africa, demanding the release of 14 baby elephants. The owner of these elephants had been reprimanded by the court last year for cruel treatment to the animals. The protestors had gathered in response to a television programme which had …
thirteen bottle-nosed dolphins were found dead on the shores of Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. According to the Vishakhapatnam Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (vspca ), the dolphins had been killed by fisherfolk. This incident has caused serious concern among conservationists. The post-mortem examination conducted by …
A Japanese man was arrested in Sri Lanka for hunting butterflies in a protected rainforest. The man, who's name was not disclosed, was remanded for two weeks by a magistrate in the central town of Ratnapura. This was reported in the Sinhalese daily Lankadeepa. According to the report, the man …
last year four lions were rescued from an Indian circus. They were so weak that they could hardly stand or chew food and three lions had gone blind. In January 1999, the Delhi High Court ordered a ban on the display of animals in the circus. The court was responding …
Even as the authorities in Delhi are preparing a crackdown upon 5,000 monkeys frequenting the corridors of power in Lutyen's Delhi, a move is being made in New Zealand to give legally enforceable rights to apes in New Zealand. The great apes project has the backing of 38 scientists and …
... but is it sustainable? The Canadian government has once again set its usual quota for killing seals in 1999 after rejecting evidence suggesting that the country's annual harp seal cull is unsustainable. In 1999, like in the past two years, Canadian seal hunters will be allowed to kill as …
According to a recent survey, about 200 dead Olive Riddley turtles are washed away every day on Orissa's coasts ( Down To Earth, Vol 7, No 13). The survey was conducted by the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO). Between the coast of Paradip and Devi river mouth, nearly 6,000 dead …
three jackals' heads were seized at the Anna International Airport in Chennai by the police. They were about to be smuggled to Malaysia in a small bag, the top of which was covered with ornamental beads. The heads were handed over to the wildlife officials. According to the police, the …
