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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]
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]
What follows is mainly the history of animal rights (or more broadly, animal protection) in the Western world. There is a rich history of animal protection in the ancient texts, lives, and stories of Eastern, African, and Indigenous peoples. Aristotle placed human beings at the top of nature's scale of being.
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 .
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 ...
The hunter, in this ancient Sanskrit text, states that meat consumption should be allowed because animal sacrifice was practiced in the Vedic age, that the flesh nourishes people, that man must eat to live and plants like animals are alive too, that the nature of life is such every life form eats the other, that no profession is totally non ...
Many animals are domesticated in India, and seeing them in the streets of villages and even cities is common. Bovines include the zebu , which descended from the extinct Indian aurochs , the domestic water buffalo , the gayal , which is a domesticated gaur, and in the northern regions domestic yak , which descended from the also native wild yak .