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Mumbai Filmmaker's 'Monkey-Style Protest' Against Animal Welfare Board
A local filmmaker resorted to a 'monkey-style protest' by tying himself atop a tree at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park in Mumbai to express his frustration against the alleged harassment by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on Wednesday
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Can't Direct People To Celebrate February 14 As 'Cow Hug Day': Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the withdrawal of notification of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on the celebration of February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day.'
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Supreme Court Asks Animal Welfare Body To Submit Data On Dog Bites
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to submit data on dog bites in the last seven years across the country and the steps taken to check such incidents.
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Court Pulls Up Animal Welfare Board Over Lack Of Care To Captive Animals
The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up the Animals Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for not being aware of the whereabouts of animals, who were kept in the circus which have been shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic and for showing lack of care and aff
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Medical Students In Tamil Nadu Torture, Kill Monkey On Campus, 4 Suspended
Months after a dog was thrown off a terrace by medical students in Chennai, another horrific case of animal brutality has emerged - this time just over 100 kilometres away, in Vellore. Students of the Christian Medical College tortured and killed a monkey on campus last week and buried the body close to the college mess.
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Compassion Ok, But Stray Dogs Can't Be Allowed To Be Menace: Supreme Court
Compassion should be shown to stray dogs but these animals should not be allowed to become a menace to the society, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.
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Need Balance Between Empathy for Stray Dogs, Safety of Humans: Supreme Court
Holding that there was a need to strike balance between empathy for stray dogs and safety of humans, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted municipal bodies to kill irretrievably ill and wounded stray dogs suffering from rabies, in accordance with the laws.
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Top Court to Start Final Hearing on Culling of Stray Dogs Today
The Supreme Court is likely to commence final hearing today on a bunch of petitions challenging the mass culling of stray dogs.
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Take Action Against Kerala's Stray Dog Eradication Group: Animal Welfare Board
Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has asked state police to take action against 'Theruvu Naaya Unmoolana Sangam' (Stray Dog Eradication Group) and an industrialist who supported the move even after growing demand for more severe steps to check street dog menace in Kerala.
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Carcasses of 47 Stray Dogs Found in Coimbatore
In a shocking act of animal cruelty, 47 stray dogs were allegedly poisoned to death and the carcasses dumped on a by-pass road in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
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Don't Use 'Live' Elephants in Thrissur Parade: Actor Pamela Anderson to Kerala Chief Minister
A parade of elephants caparisoned in gold has been an enduring image for Kerala Tourism over the decades. The resplendent parade, featuring 30 elephants with decorated umbrellas over them, occurs during the state's annual, week-long Thrissur Pooram. This year the elephants' parade is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Animal Rights Activists Protest Against Illegal Horse Ride
Animal rights campaigners are up in arms against the recent conduct of an unauthorised horse ride in Ernakulam district of Kerala, despite alerts from the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
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Elephants Still Being Subjected to Torture in Circuses: PETA
Elephants are still "tortured" in circuses despite a decision by Animal Welfare Board of India last year to ban their registration for performing in such shows, an animal rights group has alleged.
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Camels Cannot be Slaughtered for Food: Animal Welfare Board
Against the background of ensuing Bakrid festival and arrival of camels to Tamil Nadu to be offered for Qurbani, the Animal Welfare Board of India has said that the desert animal cannot be slaughtered for food.
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Mumbai Filmmaker's 'Monkey-Style Protest' Against Animal Welfare Board
A local filmmaker resorted to a 'monkey-style protest' by tying himself atop a tree at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park in Mumbai to express his frustration against the alleged harassment by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on Wednesday
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Can't Direct People To Celebrate February 14 As 'Cow Hug Day': Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the withdrawal of notification of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on the celebration of February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day.'
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Supreme Court Asks Animal Welfare Body To Submit Data On Dog Bites
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to submit data on dog bites in the last seven years across the country and the steps taken to check such incidents.
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Court Pulls Up Animal Welfare Board Over Lack Of Care To Captive Animals
The Delhi High Court Monday pulled up the Animals Welfare Board of India (AWBI) for not being aware of the whereabouts of animals, who were kept in the circus which have been shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic and for showing lack of care and aff
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Medical Students In Tamil Nadu Torture, Kill Monkey On Campus, 4 Suspended
Months after a dog was thrown off a terrace by medical students in Chennai, another horrific case of animal brutality has emerged - this time just over 100 kilometres away, in Vellore. Students of the Christian Medical College tortured and killed a monkey on campus last week and buried the body close to the college mess.
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Compassion Ok, But Stray Dogs Can't Be Allowed To Be Menace: Supreme Court
Compassion should be shown to stray dogs but these animals should not be allowed to become a menace to the society, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.
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Need Balance Between Empathy for Stray Dogs, Safety of Humans: Supreme Court
Holding that there was a need to strike balance between empathy for stray dogs and safety of humans, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted municipal bodies to kill irretrievably ill and wounded stray dogs suffering from rabies, in accordance with the laws.
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Top Court to Start Final Hearing on Culling of Stray Dogs Today
The Supreme Court is likely to commence final hearing today on a bunch of petitions challenging the mass culling of stray dogs.
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Take Action Against Kerala's Stray Dog Eradication Group: Animal Welfare Board
Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has asked state police to take action against 'Theruvu Naaya Unmoolana Sangam' (Stray Dog Eradication Group) and an industrialist who supported the move even after growing demand for more severe steps to check street dog menace in Kerala.
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Carcasses of 47 Stray Dogs Found in Coimbatore
In a shocking act of animal cruelty, 47 stray dogs were allegedly poisoned to death and the carcasses dumped on a by-pass road in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
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Don't Use 'Live' Elephants in Thrissur Parade: Actor Pamela Anderson to Kerala Chief Minister
A parade of elephants caparisoned in gold has been an enduring image for Kerala Tourism over the decades. The resplendent parade, featuring 30 elephants with decorated umbrellas over them, occurs during the state's annual, week-long Thrissur Pooram. This year the elephants' parade is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Animal Rights Activists Protest Against Illegal Horse Ride
Animal rights campaigners are up in arms against the recent conduct of an unauthorised horse ride in Ernakulam district of Kerala, despite alerts from the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
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Elephants Still Being Subjected to Torture in Circuses: PETA
Elephants are still "tortured" in circuses despite a decision by Animal Welfare Board of India last year to ban their registration for performing in such shows, an animal rights group has alleged.
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Camels Cannot be Slaughtered for Food: Animal Welfare Board
Against the background of ensuing Bakrid festival and arrival of camels to Tamil Nadu to be offered for Qurbani, the Animal Welfare Board of India has said that the desert animal cannot be slaughtered for food.
