Animal Care

Slaughter of Africa's Donkeys for China Hurts Poorest Farmers

When the impoverished West African nation of Niger imposed a ban on donkey exports last year, a small community of traders just over the border in Nigeria was devastated.

Publication Date:

16/05/2017

Source: Bloomberg

Tags:

Agriculture, Farmers, Africa, China, Donkeys, Livestock, Exports, Animal Care

Animal Care

Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Luweero, Nakaseke

As a result of the quarantine, no meat or animal products including milk and ghee are allowed out of the area.

Publication Date:

21/04/2017

Source: New Vision (Uganda)

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), Uganda, Africa, Animal Diseases

Animal Care

FCT laments loss of 1.5m birds to avian flu influenza

Acting Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development of the FCT, Dr. Musa A.

Publication Date:

18/04/2017

Source: Guardian (Nigeria)

Tags:

Livestock, Poultry, Avian Flu, Nigeria, Birds, Africa, Animal Care

Environment

MP to ban plastic bags to save cows

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government decided on Tuesday to ban plastic and polythene bags across the state from May 1, saying it is leading to cow deaths and polluting the environment.

Publication Date:

12/04/2017

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Animal Care, Environmental Security, Environmentalists, Environment

Animal Care

Court Orders on slaughter houses in India

A list of Court Orders (Supreme Court, High Court, National Green Tribunal) on slaughter houses in India. Updated till April 11, 2017.

Judgement Date:

11/04/2017

Tags:

Slaughter House, Slaughter Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, High Court, India

Animal Care

Order of the Allahabad High Court regarding closure of slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh, 03/04/2017

Choice of food and trade in foodstuff were part of right to life said Allahabad high court and ordered UP government to draw up a plan in 10 days so that the crackdown on illegal abattoirs and meat shops didn’t deprive people of their livelihood or food.

Judgement Date:

03/04/2017

Tags:

Slaughter House, High Court, Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Lakhimpur Kheri, Livestock

Animal Care

Liberia-Ethiopia Sign MOU Covering Livestock, Fisheries, Health

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Liberia and Ethiopia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the areas of education with emphasis on (TVET) for the development of human resource, Livestock and F

Publication Date:

01/03/2017

Source: Front Page Africa

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Fisheries, Health, Liberia, Ethiopia, International Cooperation, Africa

Animal Care

Cameroon confirms H5N8 bird flu outbreak in the north: OIE

Cameroon has confirmed a case of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report fro

Publication Date:

17/02/2017

Source: Reuters (Africa)

Tags:

Animal Care, Livestock, Birds, Poultry, Avian Flu, Influenza, Africa

Animal Care

Politics of Jallikattu

The protest of Tamils against the ban on Jallikattu is a trigger. The pent-up anger against the successive policies of the central government and corporate encroachment of resources is the main cause of massive turnout in the protests. The protests displayed the limits of the Hindu right’s attempts to make inroads into the state’s politics by valorising Tamil language and culture. The protests indicate a continuity of Tamil politics with renewed strength through social media activism.

Publication Date:

11/02/2017

Author(s): Kalaiyarasan A

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

52

Issue:

6

pp:

10-13

Tags:

Animal Cruelty, Tamil Nadu, Cattle, Animal Breeding, Traditional Knowledge, Supreme Court, Cauvery, Karnataka, Politics, Social Media