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Here is everything you need to know about the animal cruelty act and your responsibility as a citizen who witnesses such crimes. Every state has a specific law that prohibits cruelty to animals. But, a law becomes effective only when it is enforceable. Animals rely on us to protect them …

Diwali is a time for celebration for us but it turns into a nightmare for stray animals. Yes, it’s true. It has been noticed that most of the street animals suffer during the Diwali festival. Last year, numerous cases of animal cruelty came to light. Sharmistha Rane, an IT professional …

A man faces charges of animal cruelty and other offenses after police say he fatally shot a dog at a Connecticut condominium complex as its owners tried to catch it and two children watched in horror. Jessica Aurilio of Cromwell told WTNH that her boyfriend’s 1-year-old German shorthaired pointer Ally …

Inflicting any form of cruelty on animals and getting away by paying a penalty of just Rs 50 for such an offense may soon be a thing of the past with the Centre mulling making the law more stringent. Union animal husbandry and dairying secretary, Atul Chaturvedi, told TOI that …

Well, it seems like the Chinese don’t like to learn from their mistakes! That’s why the controversial Yulin Dog Meat Festival, where thousands of dogs are beaten and killed, has kicked off in China despite protests from animal rights activists. Not just them, the Chinese government has also discouraged the …

In a shocking case of animal cruelty, an auto driver allegedly chained a stray dog to his vehicle and dragged it for over 2 kilometers on the roads in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.   The incident took place on Aug 10, 2018, when NGO People for Animals (PFA) volunteer Sravya Varma …

A retired professor of a renowned university in western Maharashtra has been booked for animal cruelty after carcasses of several animals were found at his farmhouse in Panvel. Besides of this, 13 emaciated animals were rescued from unhygienic conditions. The incident has come to light on Sunday, when animal rights …

A  horrific incident  of animal cruelty has come to light in West St. Louis County, US.  Out of 13 dogs that were left inside a hot car for hours, one died due to suffocation according to the  Ellisville Police Department. Animal cruelty “We got a call from some employees at …

During a night-long raid, a Kolkata police has found 20 tonnes of meat in an ice factory, Rajabazar, on 26 April 2018. The police believe that it could be the meat of stray dogs and cats. Police recently arrested 9 people in the case so far. 3 out of the …

Recently, three people from Barvara village have been booked for brutally beating a stray dog to death. The incident came to light after the video of their cruelty act went viral on social media. The act prompted quick intervention of voluntary organization PETA, who urged the Bhesan police to lodge an …