Changing human flux and urban landscape has a significant influence on the personality and psyche of stray / free-ranging or street dogs in India, a recent study by the Dog Lab at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata has said. India’s free-ranging dogs comprise about 80 …

Seeing an animal in distress may tug at your heartstrings, but very few go out of their comfort zone to pull them out of misery. In one such case, a team of five animal activists from Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) traveled over 150 km from Hyderabad to Narayan Thanda …

Five days after a dog was brutally killed at village Khudda Sanaur of Patiala, hours after she had given birth to four puppies, the Patiala Police arrested one accused late on Friday. However, he was instantly bailed out. Manga Singh had allegedly thrashed a dog to death with bricks and …

Several healthy dogs have been poisoned in Proddutur village of Khammam district in the last few days. While complaints have accused the local panchayat office of the killings, the police have denied the allegations. The deaths triggered outrage among animal activists and a few pet owners in the village. They …

Vadodara Police booked a 60-year-old man for allegedly beating a stray dog to death in a fit of rage after the dog tore open the backseat of his auto rickshaw. Navapura police station is yet to arrest the accused. The incident occurred in the Shiyapura area of the city where …

A Cambodian province popular with tourists has banned the trade and slaughtering of dogs for meat, saying that canines are loyal and capable of protecting property and even serving in the military. Siem Reap province, home to the ancient Angkor Wat ruins, is the first place to issue such a …

Dogs do not simply age at seven times the rate of humans, scientists have found in a study that reveals young dogs might be “older” than previously thought. The findings suggest a one-year-old puppy is actually about 30 in “human years” – an age when humans, at least, might be …

In recent times, there has been a spate of horrific incidents of animals being abused and killed in the country, that has stirred public outrage and shamed humanity. Now, in another instance, a post surfaced on Twitter about dogs allegedly being transported across the state borders of West Bengal and …

Unabated sale of dogs for consumption in Nagaland has once again drawn the attention and ire of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament(MP), Maneka Gandhi, who is also one of the leading animal rights activists in the country. Maneka has shot off a letter to Jitendra Singh, minister of state for …

With the increasing number of stray dogs and over 600 dog bite cases per month reported at Civil Hospital, the municipal corporation (MC) has decided to sterilize the canine population. The process of the survey has begun and it is expected that the sterilization campaign will start on July 10. …