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The focus of animal welfare and rights debates in India has been on the treatment of cattle, since cows, unlike other animals, are considered to have a certain sacred status according to the majority of millions of Hindus (79.8%), Sikhs (1.7%), Buddhists (0.7%) and Jains (0.4%) living in India. [29]
FIAPO is the catalyst that protects the rights and interests of animals at local and national levels. It is the only federation with more than 190 member organisations, and 1800+ activists active in more than 110 cities in India. Created by the movement, for the movement! FIAPO was registered on 25th November 2010 under the Indian Trusts Act ...
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]
The Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995 applies to bulls, bullocks, male calves and buffaloes of all ages. All the animals can be slaughtered on obtaining a "fit-for-slaughter" certificate which is not given if the animal is likely to become economical for draught, breeding or milk (in the case of she-buffaloes) purposes.
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1960 to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and to amend the laws relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals. The act defines "animal" as 'any living creature other than a human being'. [1] [2] [3]
Pages in category "Animal welfare and rights in India" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He was a vegetarian, and was reportedly the first animal "liberationist", buying animals from the market in order to set them free. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Against these ideas, Aristotle (384–322 BCE) argued that non-human animals had no interests of their own, ranking far below humans in the Great Chain of Being , or scala naturae , because of their ...
The Ahimsa doctrine is a late Vedic era development in Brahmanical culture. [29] The earliest reference to the idea of non-violence to animals (pashu-Ahimsa), apparently in a moral sense, is in the Kapisthala Katha Samhita of the Yajurveda (KapS 31.11), which may have been written in about 1500-1200 BCE. [30] [25] [page needed] [26] [page needed]