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Better IndiaCampaigns and Civic ActionMeet the Odisha man training 50 volunteers to rescue snakes and save lives
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The Ernakulam district panchayat in Keralam decided to speed up the sterilisation of stray dogs to manage their population effectively. The Ernakulam district panchayat stated that the local body will scale up the ABC programme across its jurisdiction. Animal welfare…
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DailyhuntCruelty and ProsecutionTwo arrested for alleged sale of elephant tusks in Mysuru
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PIBOfficial ReleaseNHAI Releases Document on ‘Wildlife Mitigation Measures & Structures’ Highlighting Strengthened Wildlife Conservation Measures Along National Highways
The National Highways Authority of India issued a document titled “Wildlife Mitigation Measures & Structures.” The paper outlines new and reinforced measures intended to protect wildlife along the country’s national highways. It details specific structures and strategies for conserving animals…
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Draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Control and Supervision of Experiment, Breeding and Trading of Laboratory Animals) Rules, 2026
The Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals issued the Draft Laboratory Animals Rules, 2026 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The notification, issued on , sets out updated standards for scientific and…
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AWBICircularRequest to stop illegal transportation and slaughtering of animals, and promotion of humane treatment of animals – dated 05.10.2026
The Animal Welfare Board of India issued a directive under file number AC-02003/2/2025-AWBI requesting an end to unlawful animal transport and butchery, while urging better care for animals. The board addressed this communication to the Director of the Animal Husbandry…
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How to report animal cruelty in Chandigarh
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Report animal cruelty in Telangana: the police online petition, District SPCAs under the Collector, the 1977 cow law and 1962 mobile clinics.
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India Writes for Its Community Dogs
In , people across India wrote by hand to the Supreme Court for the country’s community dogs, and on 29 November walked to their post offices to send the letters.
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