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. …
We all love our pets. Pets are fun and part of our family. We think of our pets as a good companion and friend. They keep our homes lively but certainly do not always guarantee good health unless tended to carefully, for they can rain down illness when you are …
Nuevo Laredo: Elderly foreign tourists are tapping Mexican pet shops for a drug used by veterinarians to put cats and dogs to sleep that has become the sedative of choice for euthanasia campaigners. Tourists from as far as Australia have travelled to Mexico to buy liquid pentobarbital, which causes a …
Allows Import Of Biothrax To See Effect On Animals India may soon be able to stockpile a vaccine to protect both its military and civilians against a possible attack with one of the world's most feared biological weapon
Beasts in my belfry: Maneka Gandhi At least 90 per cent of Indian chickens are fed arsenic compounds; they are, therefore, the carriers of diseases Do not believe for a moment that chicken is good for you and that if you have a cholesterol or heart problem and do not …
Despite tall claims by the MCD to contain the menace of stray cattle in the city, a stray cattle went wild and gored a 55-year-old man to death, and injured two people who tried to save victim's life in Prashant Vihar, northwest Delhi, on Tuesday evening. The victim, identified as …
US poultry producers on Tuesday accused Europe of protectionism after efforts by Brussels to resolve the long-standing ban on US imports were rejected by food safety experts. An emphatic vote by veterinary experts in the standing committee on food chain and animal health
KOLKATA : Animal charmers, from the state's Bedia community, are facing a distressful situation after the state took away their animals in accordance with the Animal Protection Act. Approximately 800,000 people of the Bedia community in the state have been affected by the law enforcement measures and have had to …
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has imposed a blanket ban on use of animals like lions, tigers, panthers and monkeys in films. The ban, part of a new circular issued by AWBI to all film associations has 26 new dos and don'ts that all animal lovers will welcome. …
Bruno, a two-year-old golden Labrador was one of the first dogs to be abandoned this summer. Left tied up in Connaught Place, he has been living in the care of Friendicoes SECA for the past month, with no one coming in to claim him. The experience has left him agitated …
India carries a huge livestock population. Small ruminants, namely, goats and sheep, play a vital role in securing the livelihood of small and marginal farmers and landless labourers. Such animals should not be blamed for the ecological degradation, soil erosion and desertification caused by human activities. There is an acute …
Nepal has sounded a high alert in country's eastern areas following bird flu outbreak in neighbouring districts in India. "As we are just 15 km far from virus outbreak area in India, there is high risk of transferring virus to the country,' Dr Dhan R Ratala, programme director of Livestock …
The government is planning to step up surveillance and monitoring of the backyard and commercial poultry farms across the country aiming to check further spread of bird flu. It has also planned to strengthen bio-security at each and every farm to help check the contamination of viral disease to the …
Puducherry: There is a new delicacy that is in hot demand in hamlets in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry protein rich rat meat. It comes cheap, just Rs 2.50 per rat, and villagers swear nothing tastes better. Snake-hunting Irula tribals, desperate to peddle their rodent-snaring skills, have succeeded in getting the …
An 11-year-old male giraffe died after being electrocuted at Bagnan in Howrah yesterday. It was being transported to Nandankanan, in Orissa from Alipore Zoo. A senior zoo official said a low-bed trailer was used to ferry the giraffe. Zoo authorities received a call on Thursday night from Nandankanan saying that …
With heaps of organic, inorganic matter and above all stray dogs in every nook and corner of Srinagar city, people have urged the concerned authorities to restructure functional mechanism, mobilise scavengers in order to keep the city clean and pollution-free. Although the governmental efforts are on to add more and …
Avian Influenza Control Project has said six districts bordering India are at risk of bird flu. According to Dr Manas Kumar Banerjee, coordinator of Avian Influenza Control Project of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under Ministry of Health and Population, Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar, Taplejung, Sunsari and Morang districts are at …
