Despite the ongoing national lockdown, a baffling rage has been witnessed against animals and their feeders. Two instances of unprovoked extreme animal cruelty and assault on an animal feeder were reported from Mira Road and Malad (East) areas, leading to police complaints against the accused persons. At Mira Road’s Nityanand …
Read More »A Roti Bank for ‘laddoos’: Indore’s Unique Endeavour for Street Dogs
A countrywide lockdown announced by the government to fight COVID-19 left the stray canines in distress. With resources less for even humans, it is a very critical time for these stray dogs as they are exposed to a severe shortage of food. In a unique endeavor, Indore Municipal Corporation has …
Read More »Dog Jumps Over Tall Gate in Hilarious Video
Twitter is a place that is filled with bizarre videos. Time and again, we come across one that makes our jaws hit the floor with astonishment. There are a few animals that can jump really high but have you ever seen a dog nailing a high jump? This one-of-a-kind video …
Read More »China’s Ministry of Agriculture Declares Dogs “Not for Eating” in Proposal that could end Dog Meat Trade
After Shenzhen’s ban on the consumption of dog and cat meat, more heartening news come from China as its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has for the first time ever explicitly stated that dogs [and cats] are “companion animals who are not for eating”, in what has been hailed …
Read More »In China’s, Shenzhen becomes the First city to Ban Dog Meat Trade
Dogs today reported that the city of Shenzhen, in southern China’s Guangdong province, might become the first in the country to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat following a food safety legislative proposal. The groundbreaking law has been passed and it will be effective from 1 May 20. …
Read More »Locked out Indians are Abandoning their Pets on the Streets—Helpless, Scared, and Hungry
When they found him in an East Delhi locality towards the tall, dark, and handsome labrador was hungry, weak, scared, and depressed. Apparently abandoned by his owners in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the well-bred dog had taken shelter inside a building under construction. Noticing his plight, someone called …
Read More »Odisha Govt Approves INR 54 lakh to feed Stray Animals during COVID-19 Lockdown
The Government of Odisha approved Rs 54 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for feeding stray animals in all 48 Municipalities of the state during the ongoing lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic. While the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has been granted Rs 20,000 daily for feeding the animals, the …
Read More »Pet Owners Struggle to find Animal Food as Supply Chain Challenges Bite
With the focus largely on the difficulties human beings face, the suffering of pets and stray animals are going unnoticed Namrata Gandhi, a Mumbai-based pet owner whose eight-year-old dog has a medical condition, has been running from pillar to post to stock up on vet-prescribed food. “I cannot experiment with …
Read More »Second Dog in Hong Kong test Positive for Coronavirus
A second pet dog tested positive for the COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Health officials analyzed oral and nasal swabs from a 2-year-old German shepherd and another dog from the same home in Pok Fu Lam, a residential district of Hong Kong. The German shepherd’s results confirmed the presence of the …
Read More »‘My Dog is my Family’: Pet Owners Respond to Misinformation around Coronavirus
As the country battles with the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), social media is flooded with misinformation around the highly contagious virus. One piece of misinformation which is harming the society in the most significant manner is about pets and animals spreading the disease caused by a coronavirus. Getting influenced by …
Read More »