Meghna Uniyal

Meghna Uniyal is Director and Co-founder, Humane Foundation for People and Animals

Meghna Uniyal

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Urban Menace: India’s policies on free-ranging dogs risk public health

20 Jun 2023

4 min read

Last year, PM Narendra Modi had exhorted the public to adopt indigenous breeds like Rajapalayam. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India is responsible for shutting down India’s only indigenous Dog Breeding Unit for Rajapalayams, Chippiparais and Kombais. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Why policies and attitudes towards dogs in India are so wrong

15 Jan 2021

4 min read

A female blackbuck being eaten by a feral dog in Rajasthan's Tal Chappar Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo: Sumit Dookia

Wildlife & Biodiversity

India’s wildlife is under threat from free roaming dogs

23 Apr 2020

5 min read

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