‘Threads of cruelty’: Caught between heritage, livelihoods and animal welfare – India’s silk dilemma

India’s silk industry faces a conflict between preserving a traditional craft, supporting the incomes of farmers and weavers, and addressing animal‑welfare concerns over the practice of killing silkworms to harvest silk. The issue is being debated across the country as stakeholders weigh cultural heritage against the treatment of the insects. The discussion was reported in…