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International Tiger Day to be observed on July 29, check interesting facts

International Tiger Day is observed every year on July 29. There are only 3167 tigers left in India and the shocking fact is that this number is 75 per cent of the global tiger population

Delhi government forms Animal Welfare Board to prevent cruelty against them

Delhi's Development Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday constituted the Delhi Animal Welfare Board to prevent cruelty to animals in the national capital, an official statement said. The announcement was made after the minister chaired a high-level review meeting with the officials of the Animal Husbandry Department at the Delhi Secretariat. Orders have also been issued to speed up the construction work of Delhi's first veterinary college which would be built on 56 acres in Satbari here, the statement said. Rai said that a total of 27 members under 19 categories have been included in the Animal Welfare Board. He said the board will work for the prevention of cruelty to animals and will take care of them in Delhi. Besides, financial and technical assistance will also be provided by the board to the organisations involved in animal welfare works in the 11 districts of Delhi. For this, the board will continue to work as a governing body. The development comes in the backdrop of reports ..

PETA demands rehabilitation of elephants used for rides at Amber Fort

Animal welfare group PETA has requested state authorities to send two ailing elephants used for tourist rides at the iconic Amber Fort here for rehabilitation, the organisation said on Wednesday. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has submitted a plea to Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma, demanding that the elephants named 'Gouri' and 'Malti' be sent to a rehabilitation centre on grounds of mental illness. Amber resident and shopkeeper Roopnarayan Koolwlal, who was attacked by Gouri, was also present in PETA's meeting held with the chief secretary and forest department officials on Tuesday. "These two elephants have attacked either humans or elephants due to frustration over being used for rides," Khushboo Gupta, director of Advocacy Projects, PETA India said. Gupta added that Malti was used for tourist rides at the Amber Fort despite having a history of running amok repeatedly and fighting with another elephant. "Tourists from all over the world are ...

Animal Welfare Board withdraws appeal to celebrate Feb 14 as 'Cow Hug Day'

Appeal on website earlier this week generated comments on social media

Animal Welfare Board withdraws appeal to celebrate Feb 14 as 'Cow Hug Day'

Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on Friday said it has withdrawn the appeal to celebrate February 14 as 'Cow Hug Day' following directions from the government. February 14 is observed as Valentine's Day across the world. "As directed by the competent authority and Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the appeal issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India for celebration of Cow Hug Day on 14th February, 2022 stands withdrawn," the board's Secretary S K Dutta said in a notice. It was for the first time that the AWBI had appealed to cow lovers in the country to celebrate 'Cow Hug Day'.

Valentine date: Mark Feb 14 as 'Cow Hugging Day', says Animal Welfare Board

Hugging animal will bring emotional richness and increase happiness, it says

Elon Musk's brain-implant firm under probe after 1,500 animal deaths

Neuralink is developing a brain implant it hopes will help paralyzed people walk again and cure other neurological ailments

Jhunjhunwala's firm Rare in talks with Barclays to prepay Rs 500 crore loan

The loan was used to fund the acquisition of Zydus Cadila's animal healthcare business in 2021

Six-month wait for public to see the wild cats: Project Cheetah Head

In a Q&A, S P Yadav says there have been concerns about the reintroduction project in terms of the ecological adaptation of the felines and co-habitation with other species

Lumpy Skin disease: No immediate impact on milk output, say states

Officials worry that disease may affect fertility of affected animals, and of their offspring

Centre sends animal experts team to Gujarat to control lumpy virus spread

The Central government has deputed a team of animal experts team to Gujarat to study and control the Lumpy Skin disease, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel said on Monday.

Exotic inflation: Price no worry for Indian collectors to get status pets

The prices are no deterrent for those eager to be 'different' or seeking exotic pets as status symbols.

Shareholders re-elect McDonald's directors, Icahn loses board battle

Preliminary tallies showed shareholders backed all 12 of McDonald's directors and that Icahn's two nominees received approximately 1% of the vote, the company said.

Vedanta's Anil Agarwal Foundation launches animal welfare campaign

Animal lovers and cattle managers will soon have the opportunity to learn more about the medical status of the strays as well as their live stocks.

Musk's Neuralink allegedly subjected monkeys to 'extreme suffering'

In one example, a monkey was allegedly found missing some of its fingers and toes 'possibly from self-mutilation or some other unspecified trauma'

Govt examining proposals on raising penalty for animal cruelty

The government is examining several representations received on raising the penalty for animal cruelty from the existing Rs 50 for such an offence

Quikr has ended animal sales, taken down pet trading listings: PETA India

PETA India claimed that e-retailer Quikr has ended "animal sale" on its portal and taken down "pet trading" ads

Animal pharma Boehringer Ingelheim bets big on pet care segment in India

Boehringer Ingelheim plans to bring innovative products catering mainly to pets and poultry segment in India, as it expects these verticals to grow in a robust manner over the next few years

Furry tails: A home for rescued animals and a habitat classroom for kids

Sanjeev Pednekar from Bengaluru is running this home through his venture Prani

Over 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come

These numbers seem small when thinking about the estimated 1 mn species at risk of extinction, but only 1% of the world's animals, fungi and plants have been formally assessed on the IUCN Red List