Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.
Blood Sport
What progressive laws of India and the work animal welfare organisations do regarding the prevention of cruelty to animals in the country, will …
Deserted by policy
Rajasthan's livestock is facing a threat as grazing lands disappear and laws paralyse traditional economic incentives for keepers
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Barbarism to animals has a hoary pedigree
Through the centuries, human beings have tried to establish their dominance over animals, killing them for both food and sport. Even today, …
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
How to make camel milk profitable for small herders
Forming a cooperative to streamline production and market products can benefit small-scale herders who are losing income
We do not recognise that domestic meat production and consumption exists
It is important to respect economic interests of farmers and build a meat production economy that is legal, affordable and sustainable
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
Unwanted guest
Furore over the transfer of a snow leopard from the City Forest National Park in Srinagar to Darjeeling
Lean pastures
Drought and a viral disease strike Jaisalmer’s livestock. Kurush Canteenwala finds out how the herders are coping
How cow became the mother of demigods
The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India
Vanishing green
Participants at a recent conference conference on man, animal and environment discuss ways to solve the problem of overgrazing
Back to basics
An air conditioning system that uses constant subterranean temperatures can become an ecofriendly alternative to conventional systems
Apex court orders all states to ensure sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs
Order comes in response to petitions by animal welfare groups that local bodies were not doing enough on the matter
Disappearing Act
Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction
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
Resistant to fluorosis
Camels are less susceptible to the medical condition than other animals, including humans
Silent killers
Snares laid in inhabited areas in Goa have citizens and officials caught in a noose of concern
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
Vanishing breeds
While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of …
Monkey business
Coping with the nuisanceof urban monkeys may be beyond human patience. But shooting or declaring them pests will not serve the problem. Only a …
How India is killing the country’s largest economy of the poor
New restriction on cattle slaughter will severely cripple the livestock economy which is bigger than crop economy; poor farmers shifted to …