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.
Fears mount as authorities worldwide warn travellers who received the Abhayrab rabies vaccine in India to get replacement dosages as rumours of counterfeit batches circulate.
Indian Immunological Limited, subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board, has urged Australia to reconsider advisory against rabies vaccine Abhayrab manufactured by firm since November 2023.
With larger Supreme Court bench set to hear stray dogs matter amid celebrations on one side & anger on the other, ThePrint digs deep into the burning issue at the centre of the debate.
Nationwide survey on animal bite burden & human rabies estimates 5,726 human rabies deaths annually, down 75% in 20 years, suggests steps to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.
Animal Welfare Officer Dr Ajay Kumar Singh says Agra civic body plans to rope in private agency that will aim to vaccinate 250-300 dogs per day, and make pet registration mandatory.
About 96 percent of the mortality and morbidity due to rabies is associated with dog bites. India faces uphill struggle as it attempts to eliminate disease by 2030.
In a posh area in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority, strays have suddenly vanished, and residents are claiming that they have been culled by the municipal body.
Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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