Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 The Kerala Department of Tourism will receive a Golden Elephant Protection Award from PETA India for launching a state-of-the-art mechanical elephant safari, which eliminates the use of live animals for tourist rides, officials said on Thursday.The lifelike...
animal tourism
april 9
butterfly species
conservation
department of tourism
elephant welfare
ethical tourism
golden elephant protection award
india
kerala tourism
matriarchal herds
mechanical elephant safari
petaindia
thumboormozhi butterfly park
tourism awards
Mumbai, April 6 An FIR has been registered against three individuals for allegedly organizing an illegal ram-fighting event in Mumbai's Jogeshwari area, which purportedly resulted in the death of one of the animals, following a complaint filed by PETA India, a police official said on Monday...
animal cruelty
animal death
bharatiya nyay sanhita
fir
imran mohammad ali qureshi
investigation
jogeshwari
maharashtra police act
mumbai
petaindia
prevention of cruelty to animals act
ram fighting
sajid abdul ali sayyed
saud firdaus master
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...
Jaipur, March 31 A controversy has erupted after images of an elephant painted bright pink during a photoshoot in Jaipur by a Russian artist were widely circulated online, triggering criticism and raising concerns about animal welfare.The elephant died last month, her owner has confirmed...
New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea against the holding of buffalo racing sport 'Kambala' in parts of Karnataka other than the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, asking why it should be restricted only to a particular area of the state.The Kambala race, held in...
animal welfare
buffalo racing
court ruling
dakshina kannada
harvest festival
jallikattu
kambala
karnataka
legal case
petaindia
sport
supreme court
tamil nadu
traditional sport
udupi
Chennai, March 2 At the Sri Sakthi Vinayagar temple here, devotion meets innovation as a silent, five-motor mechanical elephant breaks free from the heavy chains of captivity, marking a high-tech shift in Tamil Nadu's religious landscape.Actors Sonu Sood and his son Ayaan, in collaboration...
airavatham
animal welfare
chenda melam
chennai
fiberglass
mechanical elephant
nadaswaram
petaindia
religious innovation
robotic animals
robotic elephant
sonu sood
sri sakthi vinayagar temple
tamil nadu
temple donation
New Delhi, February 28 PETA India has urged the Galgotias University to donate its robotic dog 'Orion' to help replace real dogs used in circuses and facilitate their rehabilitation.The robotic dog was recently displayed at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, where the university courted...
animal rehabilitation
animal rights
animal suffering
animal welfare
china
circuses
delhi high court
galgotias university
india ai impact summit
mechanical animals
orion (robotic dog)
performing animals (registration) rules
petaindia
robotic animals
technology and animals
Thrissur (Kerala), February 14 Bollywood actress Disha Patani and PETA India jointly gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the Thodathra Kalapattu Sree Bhadrakali Temple here, which was unveiled at the shrine on Saturday.The three-meter-tall, 500-kilogram mechanical elephant, named...