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 …
In 2001, during the famed Pushkar fair in Rajasthan, Bagdiramji, a leader of the Raika community, summoned us to the Ram Raika Mandir. " Thousands of female camels have been bought for slaughter in Uttar Pradesh and other places. This must be stopped,' he pleaded. The Raika leader's request left …
A massive seal hunt, supported by poor coastal communities for the big money it brings them but opposed by animal rights activists, began in Canada on March 29, 2005. The Canadian government justified the hunt, citing record levels of seal population and decreasing commercial fish stocks; seals have voracious appetites, …
the death of one rogue elephant in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur division on February 24 has taken a heavy toll. According to sources within the Union ministry of environment and forests, Project Elephant (pe) director S S Bist is set to be shunted out, and observers fear that the death-knell has been …
WHILE the spat between animal activists and researchers has ostensibly cost Maneka Gandhi and C P Thakur their ministerial posts, the Union government too is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it allow the torture and killing of laboratory animals or should it kill research? Experts feel that …
Can peace be ensured by sacrificing animals? Nepal's King Gyanendra thought it could and in doing so invited the wrath of animal activists. After he offered animal sacrifices at temples in Guwahati and Kolkata, animal rights groups accused the royalty of violating wildlife laws. They said that the King had …
two incidents of recent deer deaths have brought home the stark reality that so-called protected areas are no longer safe havens for these animals. Official apathy is to be blamed in both the incidents, though they took place in two ends of the country. The first incident occured in Jammu …
community concern for animals and clean waterways have helped to make Sydney a haven for native animals like koalas and sharks. Koalas have made their home in a forest in suburban Sydney. Other colonies of koalas have also been found on the outskirts of this sprawling city of late. Recently, …
Caged Cruelty Animals have a right to freedom, even if they are in zoos. At an animal park in Java, investigators found an orang utan kept in a concrete cage with garbage inside. In Bali, a pig tailed macaque was kept in a dingy cage with one leg chained to …
Killer Crocs Humans encroach and animals pay the price. Officials recently killed four crocodiles blamed for killing at least 40 people. Following an intense outcry from villagers, the Ugandan Wildlife Authority (uwa) was forced to send a four-man patrol team armed with semi-automatic rifles to hunt down the reptiles. According …
RESEARCHERS and regulators are at daggers drawn over wielding the scalpel on animals for medical experimentation. Even as the former recently staged a protest against the control regime for its being "excessively" strict, the latter countered by raising the ethical aspect of the issue. Scientists from bodies such as AIIMS …
Devinder Sharma New Delhi-based food and trade analyst the issue is a part of the trends in global trade in totality. Western countries are trying to put obstacles in the name of sanitary and phytosanitary measures. They are trying to erect trade barriers in the name of environment and health. …
Acting on the petition filed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) professors, the Delhi High Court has stayed the directions of the Committee for Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) to close down the laboratory of AIIMS. The petitioners challenged the provisions of the …
Could the Nishu tribe from the Namdhapa region of Arunachal Pradesh provide a lead to the forest department (fd) officials investigating the poaching of two male tuskers in the Rajaji National Park on December 6, 2001? While the modus operandi of the killing has not been ascertained as yet, the …
A recent study by the London-based World Society for the Protection of Animals (wspa) and the Singapore-based Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (acres) have revealed that nearly 50 out of 68 Chinese medicine shops surveyed in Singapore sell banned products extracted from bears through a cruel practice. The study …
Stop serving rare animals or face closure. This is the warning that has been sounded by the authorities to restaurants in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Many restaurants have the meat of bears, scaly ant eaters, porcupines, turtles and even tiger parts as delicacies on their menus. Patrons believe they …
The Dja reserve in Cameroon is no longer a safe dwelling for animals, reveals a recent survey of the World Society for the Protection of Animals. "Hunters operate almost unimpeded in the reserve, which is a world heritage site,' claim officials of the society. During the survey, they found that …
Poachers recently killed 15 sea lions in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. The carcasses of the animals, four females and 11 males, were found on the southern shore of San Cristobal. All the animals had fractured skulls and missing teeth. "The sexual organisms of the males had been removed, most probably for …
indian laboratories are in a contemptible condition. Of the 367 laboratories that use animals for experiments, 300 lack basic facilities to house these animals, reveals an inspection of the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experimental Animals (cpcsea). None of the 300 laboratories adhere to scientific protocols or standards while …
The recent decision of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to ban animal dissection has boosted the morale of animal lovers on one hand, and on the other has created a flutter in the science fraternity. After several hearings, and a favourable resolution from the Committee for the Purpose of …
