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Supreme Court of India stands up for Animal Rights, bans cruel bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’
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,…
Read MoreRabies and Street dog population control in India in 2010: Problems and Solutions
By Dr. Ilona Otter, DVM, Clinical Director of WVS ITC (Worldwide Veterinary Service India Training Center) Dr. Ilona is also the Honorary Veterinary Consultant of Niligiri based Animal Welfare Organisation called IPAN- India Project on Animals and Nature. In the…
Read MoreHow to act when your society RWA puts a bar on letting your pet dog use the building lift?
On the afternoon of 10th August 2010, the Jaagruti helpline received a call from Mrs. Usha Gulati in Faridabad who informed that the residents welfare association of the colony in which they stay had objected to them taking their Pet…
Read MoreThe Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the…
Read MoreThe Story of Bottled Water
See the movie below For more on the myths and reality of Bottled Water, please click here
Read MoreFor reporting animal cruelty cases: How to approach the police for help?
What comprises Animal Cruelty? Contacting the Police on the Phone: In an emergency situation telephone your local police station or dial 100 (Central Police Control Room) Get your “Ticket number” if you have dialled 100. Get the name and designation…
Read MoreAlien Attack! – Alien invasion poses threat to biodiversity cover (From Livemint.com)
In this well-explained article in MINT, Padmaparna Ghosh writes about protected areas are fighting battles with invasive species (like The African Black Fish (African Magur) or Prosopis juliflora, locally known as vilayati/foriegn babul/keekar), all of which were introduced to India either…
Read MoreIndia: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 (Also referred to as the PCA Act, 1960)
Click on the link below to download this PDF file to make yourself familiar with Animal Protection laws in India. Share this booklet with your neighbourhood Police Station too, its important we spread the word around on these largely unknown…
Read MoreVideo: Street Dog Sterilization and vaccination/Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme, India
To watch a self-explanatory film on the Indian ABC Programme using your Facebook login, please click here, else watch it below. Please Note: Through the feedback received thus far on this post, there is an apparent misunderstanding on the portion…
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