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'No dog, no vote': protest rally in Pune against Animal Welfare Board's SOP for management of stray dogs

December 08, 2025 12:57 pm

Animal activist Mariam Abuhaideri led the protest and called for youth engagement and non-partisan accountability from political parties for the welfare of stray dogs.

Top 10 cutest, fluffy animals in the world

December 14, 2024 3:28 pm

From the cuddly Angora rabbit to the majestic snowy owl, these furry wonders have a unique ability to bring joy and warmth.

When a wild animal like an elephant is “gifted” to another country, it involves being forcefully separated from their herds, familiar habitats and native surroundings. (Express file photo by Praveen Khanna)

A lonely elephant in Delhi zoo and the case against animal diplomacy

November 12, 2024 3:23 pm

What is needed is an international convention and bilateral agreements about the welfare of diplomatic animals. But these are only stop gap arrangements. Ultimately, animal diplomacy is a relic of the past

Gujarat: Rs 300 cr for gaushalas, hike in allowance for animals among requests to state government

October 21, 2024 1:36 am

In his address at the felicitation event, the Chief Minister praised the animal welfare initiatives and assured, “It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that no animal in Gujarat dies unnecessarily."

Are we loving our pets to death?

June 27, 2024 12:43 pm

Pet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that is not good for pets, or for us, many experts argue.

IGNOU Launches a new MBA programme in Agribusiness Management (MBAABM)

IGNOU begins application for PG diploma in Animal Welfare for July 2024 session

May 23, 2024 8:10 am

The IGNOU's PG diploma programme is developed in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh UK and seeks to accomplish dual objectives – imparting science-based education in animal welfare through distance learning and fostering stakeholder capacity to make informed decisions concerning animal welfare.

As per the letter, the AWBI has requested to make necessary amendments in the notification issued under the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, for the prohibition of manjha used for kite-flying activities. (File Photo)

Animal Welfare Board of India suggests complete ban of hazardous manjha used for kite flying

May 01, 2024 8:11 am

This comes following urgent appeals from PETA India which raised concerns over the grave risks posed by sharp kite strings.

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Anant Ambani’s Vantara: From elephants to tigers, over 2000 rescued animals find state-of-the-art home

February 28, 2024 8:09 am

Sprawled within the green belt of Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery Complex in Gujarat, the Vantara ecosystem comprises of a 3,000 acres Elephant Centre, which is home to over rescued 200 elephants, as well as ‘Green Zoological Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre’, which is home to over 2,000 animals across 43 species.

Non-inclusion of veterinarians in animal birth control programme not unjust: Delhi High Court

October 12, 2023 6:56 am

The interim order came in a pending petition by three veterinarians challenging the ABC Rules, 2023, which exclude registered veterinary doctors and officers from participating in the process of immunisation, vaccination and birth control of animals.

On Valentine’s Day, a lesson from ‘Sankarabharanam’: Repudiate imagined binaries

February 14, 2023 6:56 pm

A politics of cultural anxiety and revival seeks to foster a history of defeat and victimhood and inevitably produces a joyless politics underlined by violence. Hug the cow if you wish, but not to upset the Valentine's Day mood or in fear of any “invading” culture.