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TopicAnimal Cruelty

Topic: Animal Cruelty

Arunachal Police books reggae artiste Kon Waii Son for ‘killing hen, drinking its blood on stage’

The singer-songwriter was booked under Section 325 of the BNS and Section 11 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. He has been summoned by Itanagar police.

As Modi welcomes ‘new member’ at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, animal lovers thrilled, but have 1 request for PM

Prime Minister shares video of himself petting newborn calf 'Deepjyoti' and walking with it through his garden, explains the calf was named so due to a unique mark on its forehead.

Kedarnath pilgrimage is injuring mules—8,000 overworked animals, 1 medical shelter

200 mules died in Kedarnath in 2022, and 115 died in 2023. 20 animals have already died in the first 20 days of 2024. But these are only the official, registered deaths.


SubscriberWrites: Compassion and co-existence

It's annoying when resident WhatsApp groups of posh housing societies and well-maintained city neighbourhoods are fraught with complaints about faithful creations of God, dogs.

Pakistanis don’t care for PTI’s demolished Islamabad HQ. A dog’s safety worries them more

PTI leader Hammad Azhar claimed that his dog, Sam, was taken away by the police after the party’ Islamabad headquarters was demolished.

Animal cruelty needs more than tough laws, aggressive policing. Colonial-era battles show why

The more-than-century-old story of policing how humans treat animals—sometimes bizarre, sometimes tragic—shows complex questions of class and culture are involved, too.

Stray dogs don’t ‘charge to kill’, ‘plot to poop’. So-called menace is a human-made problem

Hate to mention the obvious, but stray dogs are animals. They do not think like humans, they don’t know logic, they aren’t operating with a conscience. They are simply trying to survive.

A Mumbai police officer is dog’s best friend. He files FIRs against cruelty

Sudhir Kudalkar of MHB police station is on a mission to save street dogs. He has become a social media darling with nearly 50,000 followers on Instagram.

After G20, animal rights activists demand overhaul of MCD veterinary dept — ‘act only on complaints’

MCD's alleged mishandling of dogs before G20 puts a spotlight on issues plaguing civic body's animal control programme. Even court says Delhi's 'stray dog menace' needs urgent resolution.

Govt withdraws livestock bill amid protests by animal lovers, activists: ‘Needs wider consultation’

After protests against proposed draft by those who believe it would result in animal cruelty, dept of animal husbandry & dairying says time is needed 'to make further comments'.

On Camera

Muslims at garba—whenever a festival becomes exclusionary, we lose a piece of India

Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.