The Interim order of the Supreme Court of India passed on the 18th Nov 2015 while hearing ‘all street dog related matters’ emphatically directs that the laws made viz. PCA Act, 1960 and the ABC(Dogs) Rules, 2001 have to be implemented and that there shall not be any indiscriminate killing of dogs. The Supreme Court Order observed that “There can be no trace of doubt that there has to be compassion for dogs and that they should not be killed in an indiscriminate manner…”
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Category: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Articles, Court Judgements on Animal Issues - India, Do you know?, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India
Tags: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, Delhi, India, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Street Dogs, Supreme Court of India
As shared by Ms. Anjali Sharma, Board Member and Legal Advisor to the Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Environment , Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. And this is what the 5th August 2015 Delhi High Court…
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Category: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Articles, Court Judgements on Animal Issues - India, Information that empowers!
Tags: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme, Animal Birth Control Rules 2001, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, AWBI, Delhi, Delhi High Court, India, Street Dogs
The Supreme Court of India in a landmark and historic judgement passed in the morning of 7th May 2014 has favoured constitutional status for rights of animals like citizens and banned the use (and abuse) of Bulls and Bullocks in Jallikattu,…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Court Judgements on Animal Issues - India, News Reports, Videos on Animals
Tags: Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, Bullfighting, Jallikattu, News, PETA, Supreme Court of India, Tamil Nadu, Video
After the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon’s directive to Presidents of all Gurgaon-based Residential Welfare Associations (RWAs) to stop harassing people/residents who have pets and tend to street dogs, comes the below mentioned letter issued by Federation of Noida Resident Welfare Associations to…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Articles, Be the Change, Do you know?, Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Series, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India, Take Action!
Tags: Animal Birth Control Rules 2001, Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Directive by MCG to RWAs against banning pets, Federation of Noida Resident Welfare Associations, Federation of Noida RWAs, Gurgaon, India, Man and Animal, Man-Animal relationships, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG), Noida, People, Pet Dogs, Pets, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Residential Welfare Associations, RWA, RWAs, Street Dogs
Please remember that for the animals, if not for yourself, you need to be strong and fight this out. While you can approach local animal welfare organisations or animal activists, but in the end, it is a fight you will…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Be the Change, Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Series, Games people play, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India, Take Action!
Tags: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme, Animal Birth Control Rules 2001, Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, Animals, Constitution of India, F.I.R, High Court, India, Indian Penal Code, Judiciary and the animals, longreads, Police, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Street Dog Feeding, Street Dogs, Supreme Court of India
The Hindu published the following article on the laws pet owners have to keep animals in their houses With apartment complexes becoming the norm, it becomes important for pet owners to understand their rights and responsibilities, for the welfare of their…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animals, Do you know?, Games people play, Information that empowers!, News Reports, Pets, Take Action!
Tags: Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare Board of India, Bangalore, Central Mumbai Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Constitution of India, Delhi, Dogs, India, Indian Penal Code, Mumbai, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon, People, Pets, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Registrar of Societies (ROS)
Below are embedded image files/scans of a 3 page letter issued by Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon to Presidents of all RWAs in Gurgaon to stop harassing people who tend to street dogs and those who have pets (by…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Be the Change, Do you know?, Do-it-Yourself (DIY)Series: Animal Rescue and Treatment, Games people play, Information that empowers!, Pets, Stories from Ground Zero, Take Action!
Tags: Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Directive by MCG to RWAs against banning pets, Gurgaon, India, Man and Animal, Man-Animal relationships, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG), People, Pet Dogs, Pets, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, RWA, Street Dogs
Everyday, we receive many queries and calls over the Jaagruti helpline complaining about how their Residential Society’s Welfare Associations (commonly abbreviated as RWA’s) putting up notices ‘banning pets’, coming out with ‘no pets allowed’ clauses in their society bye-laws, ‘asking…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animals, Be the Change, Do you know?, Games people play, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Pets, Take Action!
Tags: Animal Cruelty, Animal Welfare Board of India, Central Mumbai Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Constitution of India, Delhi, Dogs, India, Indian Penal Code, Mumbai, Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon, People, Pets, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Registrar of Societies (ROS), The Environment (Protection) Act – 1986, Wildlife Protection Act 1972
To all those who feed and take care of their neighbourhood street dogs in India, we have one request. Don’t feel weak. The laws are on your side and also in favour of the street dogs you care for. In…
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Category: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Do you know?, Do-it-Yourself (DIY)Series: Animal Rescue and Treatment, Information that empowers!, News Reports, Street Dogs of India
Tags: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme, Animal Laws, Animal Welfare Board of India, Animals, Delhi, Dogs, India, Judiciary and the animals, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Corporation, Police, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, Street Dog Feeding, Street Dogs
