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Animal welfare and rights in India regards the treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in India. It is distinct from animal conservation in India . India is home to several religious traditions advocating non-violence and compassion towards animals, and has passed a number of animal welfare reforms since 1960.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries, where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
Blue Cross of Hyderabad was later registered as a society in 1993 and is recognized by Animal Welfare Board of India. [1] Located in Hyderabad, Blue Cross of Hyderabad presently runs a two-acre animal shelter from where 9 projects for the welfare of animals are conducted all year round. The campus is surrounded by hills and vast open spaces ...
Blue Cross of India (BCI) runs hospitals and shelters for injured or unwell stray dogs, cats, cattle, horses, and birds in Chennai. They also provide animal ambulances and a mobile dispensary. The non-medical division of the organisation is looked after by volunteers. The organisation has received several national and international awards.
India: pest control, fighting, pets 1c Carnivora: Gambian (Cricetomys gambianus) and Emin's pouched rats (C. emini) at least 1997, [72] but possibly the early 1990s (uncertain for C. emini) Sub-Saharan Africa: meat, landmine detection, tuberculosis detection, pest control, pets 1d Rodentia: Golden (Chrysolophus pictus) and Lady Amherst's ...
A group of street dogs in India whose health is being checked by volunteers. A free-ranging dog is a dog that is not confined to a yard or house. [1] [2] Free-ranging dogs include street dogs, village dogs, stray dogs, feral dogs, etc., and may be owned or unowned.
The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption, [citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states. [citation needed] Cow is the national animal of Nepal and cow slaughter is a punishable offense as per the prevailing law.
Fueled by public outrage from a 2014 incident where PETA workers took a pet chihuahua from its porch and euthanized it the same day, along with documentation that of the 1,606 cats and 1,025 dogs accepted by the shelter that same year, 1,536 cats and 788 dogs were euthanized, the Virginia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1381 in 2015 aimed ...