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 …
Humane Society International (HIS)/India’s Be Cruelty Free campaign has submitted a petition signed by more than 70,000 people, supporting the proposed import ban on cosmetics tested on animals abroad. The petition was presented at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare here on Wednesday, by ‘Chulbuli’, HSI’s Be Cruelty-Free India …
TRICHY: The Supreme Court order banning Jallikattu, disappointed bull owners, tamers and supporters of the sport who went on a protest on Thursday, erecting black flags in front of their houses at Periyasuriyur here, where the event takes place every year during the season. The villagers also staged protest at …
KOLHAPUR: The implementation of Supreme Court's ruling banning bullock-cart races poses a big challenge for the police department and administration. Bullock-cart races are one of the most popular traditional sports in rural Maharashtra. Over 1,000 bullock-cart races happen in Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Pune districts between August and March every …
Says animals have right to life with dignity. Banning the use of bulls in south India’s Jallikattu festival and in Maharashtra’s bullock-cart racing or elsewhere in the country, the Supreme Court Wednesday said like human beings, animals’ “right to life” also signifies life with honour, dignity and fair treatment. Taking …
MUMBAI: Following a nine month-long investigation authorized by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) of circuses across the nation, the AWBI has decided to stop registration of elephants for performances under the Performing Animals Rules in view of the cruelty and abuse suffered by the animals. The investigation was …
Distributer in India - We Are Looking For Distributors For Our Top Quality & India is the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals. Alokparna Sengupta, Humane Society International (HSI)/India’s Be Cruelty-Free campaign manager, said: “This is a major victory for …
In an effort to curb illegal transportation of wild animals and birds, which is reported to be rampant, the Railway Board of the Ministry of Railways has issued a series of guidelines. The Adviser, Freight and Marketing, of the Railway Board, Suhas Kumar, has issued a circular containing seven additional …
EU regulators are expected to announce Monday a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals and pledge more efforts to push other parts of the world, like China, to accept alternatives. European Union banned animal testing of finished cosmetic products in 2004. A second …
India in a landmark move is planning to impose a blanket ban on testing cosmetics on animals. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BSI) is revising the standard IS 4011 — the method of safety testing for cosmetics. Drug Controller General of India Dr G N Singh told TOI that the …
England’s West Country is a bucolic landscape of winding country lanes and gently rolling pastures. But as autumn darkens into winter, a war, complete with armed marksmen and camouflaged saboteurs, is about to erupt from the hedgerows. Both sides claim science as their ally. At issue is the badger (Meles …
Two biggest cargo carriers affirm that they will not ship mammals and non-human primates, as activist pressure mounts to stop research-animal airlifts.
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government and police to take strong measures to curb the illegal transportation of cattle from different districts to outside the State. Disposing of the PIL filed by general secretary of citybased Legal Support and Social Action (LESSA) organisation, Gadadhar Sahoo and …
The two separate cases of killing and torture of birds in Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu respectively have shocked both wildlife experts and animal welfare activists. In Uttarakhand, 250 egret chicks were killed when school authorities brought down an old tree with their nests. And in Tamil Nadu, more than 7,000 …
The Kerala high court has advised the central government to make appropriate changes to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, amended in 1982, as it fell short of the requirements. A division bench of Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice K. Vinod Chandran observed, after examining the provisions …
MUMBAI: Adding strength to the ongoing public interest litigation filed by the Animals and Birds Charitable Trust, an intervention application by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India was accepted by the Bombay High Court. PETA has in recent years gathered substantial evidence of cruelty to horses used …
Some 10,000 bears are farmed in China to procure their bile for traditional Chinese medicine. This cruel practice has stimulated a wave of condemnation across the country. (Correspondence)
Conservation measures have taken away the traditional livelihoods of nomadic tribes in Karnataka. AT a short distance from the world famous monuments at Hampi is the village of Hulihaidar in the fertile region of the “rice bowl of Karnataka” in Gangavathi taluk in Koppal district. Local residents say it was …
Mumbai: The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has banned the use of live animals in dissection and other experiments in educational and research institutions. But scientists conducting new molecular research will be exempted from the ban. Based on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1960), the MoEF …
