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Children In Bihar Seen Playing With Endangered Gangetic Dolphin, Video Sparks Outrage
The children in the video were seen touching and playing with the animal, seemingly unaware of the danger posed to the distressed creature.
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Chinese Man Uses Pet Dog To Pull Bicycle, Raises Concerns Over Animal Safety
Police stopped him under a law that prohibits the use of illegally modified vehicles on public roads.
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German Zoo Kills 12 Healthy Baboons Due To Lack Of Space, Faces Backlash
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
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Kerala Seeks To Amend Wildlife Act To Allow Killing Of Animals. Reasons Explained
Kerala's demand to amend the Wildlife Act stems from a dire need to address human-wildlife conflicts that threaten lives, livelihoods, and the state's agrarian economy.
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Video: Pakistani Influencer Inserts Hand Into Chained Tiger's Mouth, Internet Reacts
This incident highlights the issue of exotic pet ownership in Pakistan, where laws make it easy to import such animals, but regulation is almost non-existent
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"Roads Belong To Humans": Japan Taxi Driver Runs Over Pigeon, Arrested
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, "used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal", in the Japanese capital last month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife protection laws, a Tokyo police spokesman told AFP.
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Allahabad High Court Asks Centre To Declare Cows Protected, Ban Slaughter
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has sought a decision from the Centre to declare cows as a 'protected national animal' and also enact an appropriate law to ban cow slaughter in the country.
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Delhi Woman Goes To Court "On Behalf Of All Dogs". This Is What She Wants
Section 399 in MCD Act goes against the fundamental right to life as described in the Constitution and the laws on animal protection, says petition; court issues notices to government
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Relocate Seized Female Elephant To Gujarat: Court Asks Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to ensure the relocation of a female domesticated elephant, which was seized under the animal protection law, from Haryana to Gujarat by April 15.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Germany Draws Up Rules Of The Road For Driverless Cars
Under new ethical guidelines - drawn up by a government-appointed committee comprising experts in ethics, law and technology - the software that controls such cars must be programmed to avoid injury or death of people at all cost.
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'Milk of Cats, Dogs Of No Use': Meet Animal, Sorry Cow Welfare Board
The government's Animal Welfare Board, the main agency for framing laws for the protection of animals, has a predominance of members dedicated to cause of the cow. At least eight out of 10 independent board members are associated with cow research and cow shelters or have been vocal about cow protection.
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Declare Cow As National Animal, Says Jamiat Chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani
The government should consider declaring the cow as the national animal, Jamiat Ulema-i- Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani suggested as he expressed concern over the "atmosphere of fear" following attacks by gau rakshaks. "The government should give national animal status to the cow and we will support it," Mr Madani said.
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China Passes Law To 'Regulate' Wild Animal Products
China has passed a new wild animal protection law banning the sale of food from endangered species, but allowing other products to be made from them, state media said, amid controversy over its wildlife policies.
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Local Bodies to Act Against Stray Dogs According to Law: Kerala High Court
Observing that there has to be more concern for protecting the lives of human beings than stray dogs, Kerala High Court today said local bodies can exercise their power to capture, sterilise or destroy the strays, provided it is done in accordance with legal provisions.
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Children In Bihar Seen Playing With Endangered Gangetic Dolphin, Video Sparks Outrage
The children in the video were seen touching and playing with the animal, seemingly unaware of the danger posed to the distressed creature.
-
Chinese Man Uses Pet Dog To Pull Bicycle, Raises Concerns Over Animal Safety
Police stopped him under a law that prohibits the use of illegally modified vehicles on public roads.
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German Zoo Kills 12 Healthy Baboons Due To Lack Of Space, Faces Backlash
A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.
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Kerala Seeks To Amend Wildlife Act To Allow Killing Of Animals. Reasons Explained
Kerala's demand to amend the Wildlife Act stems from a dire need to address human-wildlife conflicts that threaten lives, livelihoods, and the state's agrarian economy.
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Video: Pakistani Influencer Inserts Hand Into Chained Tiger's Mouth, Internet Reacts
This incident highlights the issue of exotic pet ownership in Pakistan, where laws make it easy to import such animals, but regulation is almost non-existent
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"Roads Belong To Humans": Japan Taxi Driver Runs Over Pigeon, Arrested
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, "used his car to kill a common pigeon, which is not a game animal", in the Japanese capital last month, and was arrested on Sunday for violating wildlife protection laws, a Tokyo police spokesman told AFP.
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Allahabad High Court Asks Centre To Declare Cows Protected, Ban Slaughter
The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has sought a decision from the Centre to declare cows as a 'protected national animal' and also enact an appropriate law to ban cow slaughter in the country.
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Delhi Woman Goes To Court "On Behalf Of All Dogs". This Is What She Wants
Section 399 in MCD Act goes against the fundamental right to life as described in the Constitution and the laws on animal protection, says petition; court issues notices to government
-
Relocate Seized Female Elephant To Gujarat: Court Asks Delhi Government
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to ensure the relocation of a female domesticated elephant, which was seized under the animal protection law, from Haryana to Gujarat by April 15.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
-
Germany Draws Up Rules Of The Road For Driverless Cars
Under new ethical guidelines - drawn up by a government-appointed committee comprising experts in ethics, law and technology - the software that controls such cars must be programmed to avoid injury or death of people at all cost.
-
'Milk of Cats, Dogs Of No Use': Meet Animal, Sorry Cow Welfare Board
The government's Animal Welfare Board, the main agency for framing laws for the protection of animals, has a predominance of members dedicated to cause of the cow. At least eight out of 10 independent board members are associated with cow research and cow shelters or have been vocal about cow protection.
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Declare Cow As National Animal, Says Jamiat Chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani
The government should consider declaring the cow as the national animal, Jamiat Ulema-i- Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani suggested as he expressed concern over the "atmosphere of fear" following attacks by gau rakshaks. "The government should give national animal status to the cow and we will support it," Mr Madani said.
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China Passes Law To 'Regulate' Wild Animal Products
China has passed a new wild animal protection law banning the sale of food from endangered species, but allowing other products to be made from them, state media said, amid controversy over its wildlife policies.
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Local Bodies to Act Against Stray Dogs According to Law: Kerala High Court
Observing that there has to be more concern for protecting the lives of human beings than stray dogs, Kerala High Court today said local bodies can exercise their power to capture, sterilise or destroy the strays, provided it is done in accordance with legal provisions.
