animal welfare

Mumbai, April 11 Actress Bhumi Pednekar commemorated National Pet Day on Saturday by sharing some precious moments with her furry friends, Beau and Bruno, on social media.She shared that those who have not experienced the love of a pet have no idea what they are missing out on in life...

Ahmedabad, April 10 Vantara, the wildlife conservation organization founded by Reliance Industries, announced on Friday that it would launch Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat.The university, run by Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani, will be a globally integrated...

New Delhi, April 10 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to launch a city-wide campaign for microchipping and mass vaccination of stray dogs, with tenders likely to be floated within the next 15 days, officials said on Friday.In a first, the civic body is also set to conduct a...

Jammu, April 10 – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered the formation of a high-level committee to draft comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs) for regulating the transport of bovine animals across the union territory.According to an order issued by...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has established a high-level committee to draft comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regulating the transport of bovine animals across the Union Territory. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the committee...

Mathura, April 7 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday that public awareness may help end cow slaughter in India, and wished for a Ram Temple-like fervor for this purpose."Make society devoted to cows, and cow slaughter will stop immediately. We have to make the public aware; the rest will...

Varanasi, April 6 A video showing a dog attacking the carcass of a cow inside a municipal cow shelter in the Sarnath area here surfaced on social media on Monday, prompting authorities to order action against those responsible.Taking the incident seriously, the municipal commissioner directed...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to authorities to ensure that stray cattle is kept away from national and state highways across the country.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to ensure that stray cattle are kept away from national and state highways across the country.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre...

New Delhi, April 5 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta outlined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's vision of inclusive growth on Sunday, asserting that the national capital is progressing by balancing development with heritage, sensitivity, and compassion.In a post on X, the Chief...

Jaipur, April 4 The animal rights body, PETA India, has urged Russian photographer Julia Buruleva to withdraw a commercial print featuring a captive elephant painted pink in Jaipur, or donate the proceeds to elephant conservation efforts in India, following the animal's death.In a letter, PETA...

Banda (UP), April 3 Two 13-year-old boys and a woman were killed in two separate incidents of lightning strikes in the Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, while two other boys sustained critical injuries, police said.The first incident occurred in Rajauli Purwa, under the...

Jaipur, April 2 A barking deer has gone missing from the Nahargarh Biological Park near Jaipur for the past two days, and forest officials have yet to locate the animal.According to officials, the deer was found missing from its enclosure two days ago, causing concern among the staff of the...

New Delhi, April 2 The Delhi government has decided to establish Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAS) in all 13 districts of the capital in order to strengthen animal welfare initiatives.Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said in a statement that the decision follows the recent...

Sambalpur (Odisha), April 2 As the summer season arrived, authorities at the Sambalpur Zoo here have made special arrangements, such as placing large ice cubes and air coolers for the animals, an official said.DFO, Hirakud Wildlife Division, Anshu Pragyan said that to protect the animals, air...

Ranchi, April 2 A sub-adult elephant, which fell into a 45-foot-deep well in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, was rescued after a three-hour operation on Thursday, a forest department official said.The elephant, which was part of a herd of four, fell into the well around 1 am at the Saryad...

Itanagar, Apr 2 The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) has directed all hotels and restaurants to remove references to specific animal meats from their trade licence nomenclature and signboards, citing concerns over public decency and prevailing sensitivities, according to an official order...

Chaibasa, April 2 A fully grown elephant was found dead under mysterious circumstances in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on Thursday, a police officer said.Villagers informed the forest department about the carcass of the elephant on Thursday morning.Sub-Divisional Police Officer...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), April 2 An investigation has been ordered into the death of a tigress that was hit by a train in the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said on Thursday.The tigress, estimated to be five to six years old, was found dead near the Bankeyganj-Mailani railway track in the Mailani...

Jalna, April 1 Right-wing activists on Wednesday intercepted three container trucks carrying a large quantity of meat in Maharashtra's Jalna district, claiming that they were transporting beef.The police detained the drivers of the trucks and sent meat samples to a laboratory for testing.The...