Preventing animal cruelty is physically and emotionally risky for front-line workers

Unlike many, some people have to look, listen, touch, document and, rescue animals from cruelty continuously

For the first time, Delhi govt plans to start bird hospitals

The proposal is part of the Animal Health and Welfare Policy 2018, recently discussed in a government meeting

Sharp decline in India’s donkey population might be due to Chinese demand: Brooke Hospital for Animals

The number of donkeys in India decreased by over 60% in a decade

Ethiopia releases atlas to map livestock disease caused by the tsetse fly

African animal trypanosomosisis, caused by tsetse fly, is a huge problem for African livestock farmers

What Sudha Murty’s new book tells us about animal emotions and welfare

At a time when many people are rethinking the human-animal relationship from both a scientific and moral respective, The Gopi Diaries …

The future of the chimpanzee

On the first-ever World Chimpanzee Day, we should consider the ways we can ensure that future human generations can enjoy sharing the earth with …

Mammalian threads

A treatise on how science came to grasp evolution in mammals

Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured

A recent compilation of studies from ecosystems around the world shows that fences produce a complex range of ecological effects

Uttarakhand HC order declaring animals as legal entities reflects cultural progress: experts

Animal rights experts and lawyers hail the move, calling it a good evolution of law

Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha dies

It is the first case in recent times of a beached or trapped whale shark dying before it could be released

Tales of cruelty and compassion from a home for destitute animals

All Creatures Great and Small, a shelter set up by humanist and social worker Anjali Gopalan, is a sanctuary for a disparate group of animals

Insects may feel pain, says growing evidence — here’s what this means for animal welfare laws

Animal welfare debates ignore insects as they are often viewed as too simple with too short a lifespan

Chilika bird flu scare: Veterinarians collect poop of migratory birds, cull poultry

Odisha government has declared areas in Kendrapara district bird flu hit and have vaccinated 35,000 poultry birds

Why South Korea is banning the sale of dog meat

Dog meat is fourth-most consumed meat in South Korea after pork, beef, chicken. But practice of eating dogs has been in sharp decline

We're developing the world's first vaccine suitable for humans and livestock

The technique uses a chimpanzee respiratory virus (adenovirus) to expose individuals to just a small part of the Rift Valley Fever virus 

The multiple dangers of privately owning tigers and other big cats

Any presence of a big cat in private ownership is scientifically and morally wrong and poses challenges to human health, safety and security

Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune

Animals that survived past the age of 6 did not have the shorter life spans commonly associated with early life adversity in other species

Why abattoirs in Nigeria pose a threat to health and environment

It’s not uncommon for abattoirs to dispose waste directly into streams and rivers. There’s no disposal management or treatment system,…