People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (India) have demanded a change in government policy on cosmetic tests on animals, stating that these are not just brutal but also results from them are not
Beef consumption is becoming more popular in India as a source of protein intake as some pulses have become costlier than the meat, says the American agriculture department.
Pune, August 25 Even as the mystery behind the deaths of 27 peafowls in Khedkar Wasti near Ranjangaon in Shirur taluka remains unsolved, villagers of Raut Wadi in Shikrapur, about 15 km from Khedkar Wasti, have alleged that unknown miscreants may have killed two peacocks in the region for meat.
The villagers suspect that a group of construction labourers working on a water project being implemented by the state government near Raut Wadi may have killed the fowls.
Mumbai, July 7 In just a span of three days, the Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (BSPCA) has rescued two full-grown turtles, which the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) officials say could be the endangered Olive Ridley turtles. Last week, the CMFRI officials visited BSPCA and observed that the large turtles with dark heart-shaped shells looked like Olive Ridleys. They have now taken photographs of the amphibians to conduct further research.
Believe it or not. The National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad records thousands of earthquakes everyday. In fact, a quake is recorded every second by the highly sensitive machines installed at the NGRI campus. However, it is surprising how the people of the city or elsewhere in the state do not feel the many "tremors" or "quakes" recorded by the NGRI machines. No, the equipment is not faulty. The trouble lies with the heavy traffic and the consequent "tremors" caused by vehicles.
Australian officials have completed a cull of more than 500 kangaroos which animal activists had protested was an unjustified slaughter, the Defence Department said on Tuesday. Some 514 eastern grey kangaroos were killed at a former naval communications base in the national capital Canberra by lethal injection, a defence spokeswoman said. "The cull proceeded according to plan and the process was completed in 10 days." The Australian Capital
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is all set to unveil Ghazipur Meat Processing Plant with a trial run starting from Wednesday. Mr Vijender Gupta, chairman, standing committee, said that a team of eight experts from Germany was already providing training to the MCD staff as well as outside professionals. "Around 60 butchers are being trained in handling the new equipment. The trial run will be held as part of training,' he said.
An elephant and her one-year-old calf were electrocuted near Dimna lake near here on Monday. The incident occurred when the calf, which was walking ahead of its mother, came in contact with a hanging live wire near the lake. The mother elephant rushed to rescue her child and too came in contact with the wire, divisional forest officer (Dalma wildlife sanctuary), Sidharth Tripathy said, adding both elephants were killed on the spot.
Forest and police officials have gunned down a rampaging elephant which killed two persons and injured seven others, including police and forest officials, in Ransura, Budhahedi, Quasampur and Gharisanghipur villages near Hardwar. The animal had been rampaging through different villages since morning and was finally gunned down by AK-47 rifles in Ranipur Jhal and the administration had to work overtime to restore confidence among the panic-stricken villagers. "Tough decision'
