In a much-needed relief to residents of Secunderabad from stray dogs, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has planned to launch a sterilisation drive to neutralise the stray dogs and has made arrangements to deploy dog catchers in order to curb the spread of rabies. As per the schedule, the …
Read More »Animal Welfare Board asks IT Ministry not to allow Pets Sale on Certain E-Commerce Sites
Acting on specific complaints, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has asked the ministry of electronics & IT to stop e-commerce portals from trading in live animals without being registered under existing rules for pet shops. Flagging violation of animal protection laws, the AWBI noted that various e-commerce companies …
Read More »Bombay High Court Orders Immediate Inspection Of A Dog Shelter
Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court directed an immediate inspection of the dog shelter run by Nagpur Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA). The order came in action due to increasing number of dog bite incidents in the city. A lawyer Ankita Shah filed a petition on 3rd …
Read More »Indian Restaurants Serving Biryani With Dog Meat
Recently, a members of central government’s Animal Welfare Board have raised an issue with the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) expressing concerns that some restaurants are using dog meat to prepare biryani. Mehar Matharani, Animal welfare officer at Animal Welfare Board of India, has instructed the officials to remain alert in …
Read More »Video of Dog Beaten to Death Goes Viral | New Delhi
Recently, another video of animal cruelty went viral on social media. A stray dog was allegedly beaten to death by a security guard inside the campus of Delhi Technological University (DTU) on Thursday in New Delhi. The viral video has prompted the police to register an FIR against the accused. Animal rights activists continue to …
Read More »Unregulated Breeding of Imported Dog Breeds Continue
It appears that every dog doesn’t have his day in India -both climatically and as per law. In the wake of a recent order passed by the commerce ministry’s director general of foreign trade, no foreign breeds can be imported into India for commercial activity, such as breeding. However, the …
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