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Animal experimentation began in India in the 1860s when Britain began introducing new drugs to the colony. Moved by the suffering of Indian strays and draught animals, Colesworthey Grant founded the first Indian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in 1861 in Calcutta. The Indian SPCAs successfully lobbied for anti-cruelty ...
Namdeo Laxman Dhasal (15 February 1949 – 15 January 2014) was a Marathi poet, writer and Dalit activist from Maharashtra, India.He was one of the founders of the Dalit Panthers in 1972, a social movement aimed at destroying caste hierarchy in Indian society.
Anoushka Sabnis (born January 27, 2007) is an Indian writer, poet and public speaker. [1] She has published several books. She published her first book at the age of 10 using a self-publishing platform, [2] [3] and has since been active in advocating the benefits of reading and writing, especially for children.
As such, reverence and respect for animals is taught. [5] In Hinduism, many animals are venerated, including the tiger, the elephant, the mouse, and especially, the cow. [4] Mahatma Gandhi is noted for his compassion to all living things; he advocated against animal experimentation and animal cruelty. [4]
Modern Indian Poetry in English: An Anthology & A Credo (1971) ed. by P. Lal and published by Writers Workshop, Calcutta; Contemporary Indian Poetry in English (1972) ed. by Peeradina and published by Laxmi Publication, New Delhi; Indian Poetry in English (1947–1972) (1972) ed. by Pritish Nandy and published by Oxford & IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi
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Keenly interested in animal welfare, she was associated with various humanitarian organisations, and as a member of the Rajya Sabha, was instrumental for the legislation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and for later setting up of the Animal Welfare Board of India, under her chairmanship in 1962. [26]
For Kant, cruelty to animals was wrong only because it was bad for humankind. He argued in 1785 that "cruelty to animals is contrary to man's duty to himself, because it deadens in him the feeling of sympathy for their sufferings, and thus a natural tendency that is very useful to morality in relation to other human beings is weakened." [49]