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  2. Animal welfare and rights in India - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Cruelty to animals - Wikipedia

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    The use of animals in the circus has been controversial since animal welfare groups have documented instances of animal cruelty during the training of performing animals. Animal abuse in circuses has been documented such as keeping them in small enclosures, lack of veterinary care, abusive training methods, and lack of oversight by regulating ...

  5. Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations

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    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 ...

  6. Social media users abusing monkeys in sickening videos for ...

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    To crack down on animal abuse, the UK government last week announced cruelty would be included in the Online Safety Bill going through parliament. Social media platforms will have to remove ...

  7. Animal rights in Indian religions - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. List of incidents of cow vigilante violence in India - Wikipedia

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    [50] [51] The state government initially charged the victims with "cruelty to animals" under the state law prohibiting cattle slaughter. [39] 20 April 2017 Assam: 2 Two men, in their 20s, were allegedly killed by a mob of cow vigilantes, after being accused of trying to steal cows for slaughter. [citation needed] 24 April 2017 Jammu and Kashmir ...

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