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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicAnimal welfare

Topic: Animal welfare

Ahead of a Travis Scott concert & a half marathon, a doggone disaster for JLN Stadium

Days after 2 foreign coaches bitten, high drama at JLN as van full of stray dogs waited all day outside while activists accused admin of violating SC order by not letting the dogs back in.

Delhi’s sterilisation centres key to managing human-stray dog conflict. But they’re all blood & filth

Friendicoes says need of the hour was for vets, authorities & NGOs to collectively discuss how to remedy challenges faced by some ABC units, and what can be done to find solutions.

World association suspends Delhi Zoo for 6 months over case of ‘chained’ African elephant Shankar

Failure to comply with WAZA order can lead to indefinite suspension, world body warns. In 2020, ThePrint had reported how Delhi High Court had stepped for well-being of Shankar.

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.


Supporting animal welfare: South Korea’s parliament passes bill to end eating, selling of dog meat

Support for the ban has grown under President Yoon Suk Yeol, an animal lover who has adopted 6 dogs and 8 cats with first lady Kim Keon Hee, also a vocal critic of dog meat trade.

Delhi’s govt vet hospitals are broken. Private care for the rich pets

The government's veterinary care hospitals in Delhi are in bad shape, with premises being used for activities like badminton and ludo, and some left abandoned.

Elvish Yadav booked for ‘supplying snake venom for rave parties’. How Maneka Gandhi’s PFA ‘laid trap’

Five people, including an 'accomplice' of Elvish Yadav, have been arrested. Big Boss OTT winner has put out video denying allegations.

Even dogs can be right or left-handed. Science tells you how to know the difference

Unlike in humans, paw preference appears to be roughly evenly split. Handedness in dogs is therefore specific to the individual, rather than the population.

Dogs are millionaires in Gujarat village. Thank the Mughals

The 200-odd dogs collectively own 26 bighas of land. The property has gained in value over the years but the villagers won't let anyone put a price on it.

For love & freedom: Teen wages battle for lonely African elephant at Delhi zoo

Delhi HC has ordered an inspection of the living conditions of Shankar, the elephant who was a gift to India from Zimbabwe in 1998, and has since lived in Delhi zoo.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.