Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
CHENNAI: Camels transported all the way from Rajasthan and Gujarat to be slaughtered in Tamil Nadu ahead of Bakrid and Muharram, may have something to cheer about, after all. The Madras high court has decided to settle the entire gamut of issues concerning camel slaughter, including whether it is permitted …
KENDRAPARA: A threatened breed of sheep found only in coastal Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts of Odisha has been conferred 'rare and singular species' tag by the central government. The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has accorded genetic recognition to the breed of sheep, locally called 'kuji mendha', officials …
PETA said the move comes at a time when citizens have been campaigning for stricter laws to protect animals following the death of police horse Shaktimaan and other publicised cases of animal abuse. Amid reports that the Environment Ministry may move a Cabinet note to amend a legislation which is …
Agra: Could a deadly animal disease that arrived on our shores less than 40 years ago cross over to humans, like Ebola, bubonic plague and HIV? A five-year-long research project in the department of entomology at St John's College here is trying to determine just that. Dr Girish Maheshwari, an …
A bird flu outbreak has killed 15,000 fowls at a neighbourhood in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon. The deaths, linked to the Avian Influenza, were confirmed by Cameroon’s national veterinary laboratory. The 15,000 dead fowls represent 50 per cent of birds in the facility, one of the largest in the country. …
Parliamentarians from different political parties and celebrities from the movie and music world joined hands with animal rights groups on Thursday to mark the launch of a 'NoMore50' campaign calling for stronger and higher penalties for animal cruelty. The campaign includes a series of videos from celebrities including Usha Uthup, …
Though there is no fear, the move to stop feeding poultry to animals is a precautionary measure, ZAK chairperson Rehana Banu has said. In wake of bird flu scare in Karnataka, the Bannerghatta Biological park (BBP) has stopped feeding poultry to the zoo carnivores. A circular has also been issued …
Mizoram will stop importing poultry, pigs and cattle from Bangladesh as well as other states after several thouand animals died due to diseases, an official said here on Tuesday. “We have asked the district magistrates to take suitable steps to stop import of chickens, birds, ducks, eggs, cattle and pigs …
Experts say no need to panic as H5N1 spread is localised in Bidar The demand for poultry dropped slightly in Bengaluru on Monday, a day after thousands of chickens died of bird flu (H5N1) in Bidar district. Chicken eaters are taking precaution and asking sellers where the birds have been …
The Animal Husbandry Department in the district is awaiting a notification from the Union Government for establishing a check-post along the Mysore National Highway in the wake of an alert sounded across Karnataka on outbreak of bird flu. Though the outbreak was at a village in Bidar district in the …
BENGALURU: Bird flu has resurfaced in Karnataka, this time in Humnabad taluk of Bidar district. But the authorities and experts are confident that adequate precautionary measures are in place to contain it from spreading to other parts of the state and are telling people not to panic. At the Central …
Chicken that died at a poultry farm at Melakera in Humnabad taluk, Bidar district. As many as 35,000 chicken have died in 20 days at Melakera in Humnabad taluk, sending shockwaves among those in the poultry farming industry. A total of 8,000 chicken had died on a single day at …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cruelty to Animals, 03/05/2016. The enforcement of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960 and Rules made thereunder (Animal Protection Laws) is the responsibility of the concerned State Governments / UTs which are empowered to take action in cases of cruelty inflicted on …
Close to 50 starved and sick monkeys were rescued from filthy living conditions in a South African private zoo on Saturday, and were whisked away to a care facility, an international animal rights group said. International Primates Rescue (IPR) founder Sue Mousley said after failed attempts by the owner of …
Shimla, April 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central and state governments on the issue of declaring monkeys as vermin within the Shimla Municipal Corporation's jurisdiction. A division bench of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan directed the environment, …
MEXICO CITY – More than 85,000 people, including actor Eugenio Derbez and Cafe Tacvba singer Ruben Albarran, have signed a petition to ban bullfighting in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, a measure that the state legislature is scheduled to take up on April 7. “The Congress of Baja …
Oxytocin a peptide hormone has the distinction of being the first among the peptide hormones to be sequenced and biochemically synthesized. Oxytocin is secreted from neural as well as non-neural sources inside the body. Among the neural sources supra-optic and paraventricular nuclei of the brain are major sources of secretion, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Animal Welfare Board of India Vs People for Elimination of Stray Troubles & Others dated 09/03/2016 regarding stray dogs.
Nearly 3.67% of households owning large holdings (more than 10 hectares) were found to have derived major income from self-employment in livestock farming Less than two per cent of rural households earn a major portion of their income from self-employment in livestock farming, says a government survey. "Around 1.75 per …
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), as a part of its 70th round during the period January 2013 - December 2013, carried out an all India household survey on the situation of Land and Livestock Holdings in India. In this survey, a nation-wide household enquiry was conducted to generate estimates …
