Animal rights activists voice their concerns at a discussion on India’s Animal Birth Control rules organised by the Compassionate Citizens of India at the Press Club of India.
The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.
Sneha Shrestha feeds hundreds of stray dogs a day in Kathmandu. A long-awaited draft animal welfare law was under process in Nepal, but then the violence happened, she rues.
ABC effort is at centre of debate on stray dog management following SC order that has prompted nationwide protests. ThePrint talks to ABC centres on sterilisation & challenges they face.
From euthanasia & mass culling to neutering & multi-faceted policies, ThePrint takes a deep dive into stray management in different countries in the backdrop of angry protests against SC order.
While a section including both individuals and groups such as RWAs have welcomed the move to remove strays, animal rights groups have termed the order ‘cruel’ and ‘inhuman’.
Animal rights activists criticise judgment as short-sighted. Rescuers say solution lies in controlling stray population through vaccination and sterilisation, not in mass removal.
Each year, April is observed as the month for prevention of cruelty to animals. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of laws and significant dates associated with the movement.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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