Court asks Guruvayur Devaswom panel to adhere to Kerala Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2012; demands a progress report by September 2; directives made while considering a petition alleging ‘gross inadequacy’ in facilities
Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) Standing Committee approves box drains, road projects in various parts, and development of PJR Stadium
Six beluga whales have arrived in the US after being moved from a Canadian marine park that could no longer care for them.
In 1959, Captain V. Sundaram brought home two stranded puppies he found on a flooded street near his house at T. Nagar. He built makeshift kennels at home for injured and abandoned animals. This organisation was registered as the BCI in 1964
The slaughter, processing, and transport of bovine animals is governed by differing state legislation.
Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats are common sights at a veterinary clinic opened by an animal welfare group in the Fo Tan area of Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district, with some of these animals having been there for so long that the medical centre has become their home. While their injuries or illnesses vary, they share the same painful experience of being displaced by the Northern Metropolis development project, a government blueprint to transform 30,000 hectares (74,132 acres) into a powerful...
The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan’s backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that’s about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as manifestations of the divine. The animatrons, crafted from fibreglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples. The change pleases animal welfare activists but upsets those who passionately believe real elephants are...