Articles about Animal Rights

07 Oct 2021
LifestyleBirds as pets are quite different from dogs and cats. Though they look beautiful, taking care of them can become a task.

02 Jul 2021
IndiaA couple of days ago, a pet dog was mercilessly beaten to death in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

23 Jun 2021
PoliticsBharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi, a self-described animal rights activist, is facing the heat for allegedly abusing a veterinarian.

20 Mar 2021
IndiaA man in Mumbai has been booked by the police for allegedly sexually abusing a dog.

03 Mar 2021
DelhiTaken away for alleged cruelty meted out to them, a Delhi court handed back the custody of two Golden Retriever dogs, Luv and Kush to their businessman owner, saying it would be unjustified to deprive him of the companionship and custody of his pets.

17 Oct 2019
IndiaIn a bizarre piece of news, a man jumped into the enclosure of an Asiatic lion in the National Zoological Park in Delhi on Thursday afternoon.

22 May 2019
IndiaIn a shocking and horrifying incident, a man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya for allegedly raping as many as seven cows at a cattle shelter.

25 Apr 2019
WorldA woman, identified as Deborah Sue Culwell, was arrested in California after she dumped a plastic bag full of puppies next to a dumpster.

16 Jan 2019
IndiaTwo days after the brutal murder of 16 puppies rocked Kolkata, two nursing students have been arrested in connection with the killings.

14 Jan 2019
IndiaThe cold-blooded murder of 16 puppies has sent shockwaves across Kolkata, and outraged citizens are demanding strict action against those responsible.

13 Sep 2018
IndiaThe Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change notified a new Prevention of Cruelties to Animals (Pet Shops) Rule to prevent the abuse in India's pet trade.

11 Sep 2018
IndiaPet lovers in Hyderabad have a reason to celebrate as the city is set to get country's first dog park near Radisson Hotel, Kondapur.

05 Sep 2018
IndiaThe Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the death of tigers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve over the past five years and the alleged involvement of forest department officials in the poaching of big cats.

18 Aug 2018
IndiaIn India, animals are used for various purposes - from transporting goods, entertaining us to even begging.

07 Aug 2018
IndiaThose visiting Jim Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand in the hope of elephant rides are in for a big disappointment, as Uttarakhand HC has banned the commercial use of jumbos.

03 Aug 2018
IndiaGoa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today told the Legislative Assembly that people were dumping puppies and kittens in the garbage while they were still alive.

29 Jul 2018
IndiaIn a ghastly incident, eight men, most of them drug addicts, allegedly gangraped a three-month pregnant goat in Mewat, Haryana.

27 Jul 2018
IndiaUnion Minister Harsh Vardhan today said the government has set a target of doubling the tiger population in the country.

19 Jul 2018
DelhiDelhi Police's Model Town office is receiving a lot of attention recently, courtesy Babu.

17 Jul 2018
IndiaIn an appalling case, a man was arrested in Kolkata for raping a street dog inside his residence Sunday.

14 Jul 2018
IndiaA doctor has been booked on charges of causing "cruelty" to animals in Maharashtra's Thane district.

12 Jul 2018
IndiaPeople for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has filed a petition before Rajasthan High Court seeking an end to the elephant joyrides at Amer Fort and Hathi Gaon (Elephant village) in Jaipur.

08 Jul 2018
IndiaThe Delhi police rescued four malnourished horses, which are used for weddings, recently from different areas, after PETA India lodged a complaint.

06 Jul 2018
IndiaIn what can only be called a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court has accorded the status of a "legal person or entity" to all animals in the state, while issuing a series of directions against animal cruelty.

25 Jun 2018
IndiaThe Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has launched a campaign against animal sacrifice, less than a month ahead of Bakri Eid.

13 Jun 2018
WorldThe next time you think of asking your dog-lover partner to slow down, think again.

13 Jun 2018
IndiaSocial activists and dog lovers vented their anger on social media over the insensitivity of construction workers after a video purportedly showed they buried a dog alive under bitumen while laying a road in Uttar Pradesh's Agra.

10 Jun 2018
WorldScrolling through social media, one can generally expect to come across mind-boggling stuff. But then there are some things which are completely incomprehensible.

18 May 2018
MumbaiA video has surfaced on social media that has left wildlife experts and environmentalists fuming.

08 May 2018
DelhiDelhi Police took 'honoring' the national bird to a new level.

05 May 2018
DelhiIn a unique way to celebrate Mother's Day on May 13, Delhi Zoo will open a room solely dedicated to breastfeeding mothers, as seen in airports.

01 May 2018
EntertainmentOn her 30th birthday, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma today announced she is building an animal shelter on the outskirts of Mumbai.

01 Apr 2018
IndiaKaziranga National Park is currently home to 2,413 one-horned rhinos, 12 more than what it had in 2015, according to the latest census of the species.

20 Mar 2018
WorldIn a major loss, the world's last male northern white rhino, who had been staying at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, has died.

14 Mar 2018
WorldA dog died on a United Airlines flight when an attendant forced its owner to place it in the overhead cabin during the entire 3.5-hour journey.

28 Feb 2018
MumbaiThis can be Indian version of Hachiko, just with a slight difference. While Hachiko waited for his owner for nine years, this female canine comes to Kanjurmarg station sharp at 11 PM, when a Kalyan-bound train arrives.

21 Feb 2018
IndiaA team of veterinary surgeons in Patna removed a whopping 80-kg mass of plastic from a 6-year-old cow's stomach on Wednesday, highlighting the need for strict action to curb plastic menace.

13 Feb 2018
IndiaKambala, Karnataka's buffalo-racing sport, will continue for now as the SC refused to order an interim stay on it.

04 Feb 2018
IndiaThe Budget 2018 has been hailed for its emphasis on agriculture and related sectors. Of the many schemes approved, a mission to assign unique Aadhaar-like IDs to cows was allotted Rs. 50cr.

31 Jan 2018
WorldA passenger at US' Newark airport had a bizarre request: she wanted her "emotional support" peacock to fly with her.