According to data of the health and family welfare department under the Right to Information Act (RTI), the state has seen an average of 300 dog-bite cases a day, or 1 lakh cases over each of the past two years (in 2016 and 2017). In 2015, the government says that ...

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, decided to remove stray dogs from its campus due to the rising number of dog bite cases in the campus. However, little did the institute know that this action would lead to Union minister Maneka Gandhi, known for her animal rights activism, taking ...

Love has no cost and no definition! This is an inspiring story of an ordinary street dog of India named Bruno. He was on the verge of being put down (euthanized) as there was no way out. Until miracles occurred. So many people got together to save his life by ...

Dogs in Chandigarh may soon have their day! Hounded and virtually ostracised from society as “strays”, they may not be forced to lead a dog’s life and soon get a respectable tag. For, the Chandigarh Administration has undertaken before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it will consider the ...

Dog lovers, take note! Scientists have developed educational touchscreen games for older pooches that can slow down mental deterioration and help create positive emotions. Spoiling old dogs in their twilight years by retiring them to the sofa and forgiving them their stubbornness or disobedience, does not do our four-legged friends ...

Guest post! Summer weather in Dubai is more of a staple than a seasonal effect. In the traditionally labeled summer months, Dubai experiences its hottest with the average temperature peaking upwards of 45°C (113°F). Even in the coldest of months, Dubai sits at around 19°C (66°F). For residents, Dubai’s tropical ...

A shocking and gruesome incident of dog killing has come to light.  A man from Punjab killed his pet dog with a rifle in Badbar village, Barnala district of Punjab. The video of the incident went viral on social media after few hours. Satbir Singh, 32, owner of Pit bull, ...

Stray dogs brought in for adoption are allegedly being used as blood donors for sick pet dogs at the oldest and largest veterinary facility in Mumbai. Animal welfare officers and legal experts terming the practice as illegal and unethical. According to veterinarians such transfusions violate animal rights and pose a ...

Recently, stray dog menace in sector 47 have caused a scare among the local residents. The population of stray dogs continue to multiply even with the best controlling efforts by the municipal corporation. Stray dog menace The local resident welfare association (RWA) has claimed that the roads belong to these ...

Recently, Animal Husbandry Minister, K Raju urged voluntary organizations working for animal welfare to come up and help stray dogs. As government and civic bodies have failed to provide appropriate facilities to shelter and rehabilitate stray dogs in Thiruvananthapuram. Hands For Paws A workshop was organized by ‘Hands For Paws’ ...