161 wild animals died in road, rail accidents in 2018

According to Wildlife Protection Society of India data's, both rail and road accidents killed leopards the most

Animal sacrifice at Nepal's Gadhimai temple banned

Sustained campaigning by animal rights activists leads the temple to scrap the 300-year-old practice

Unbearable

Zoo>> Cruelty To Animals • Iran

Venomous vendetta

Reel-heroes and real ones

The Bishnoi community in Rajasthan will do anything to protect their environment and nature

ANIMAL TESTING

Perpetrating cruelty for the human palate

Two video films portray the extremes to which humans go in dealing with other life forms to satisfy their needs.

Born free, but...

...doomed to extinction all over the world, large carnivores may yet be saved following urgent companies in Asian countries and eksewhere, …

The stink of onions

Elephants electrocuted

Odisha cracks down on cockfights; arrests 9

Jajpur tribals stress tradition to go on despite birds seizure

Deadly havens

Silent killers

Snares laid in inhabited areas in Goa have citizens and officials caught in a noose of concern

Deer under threat

Recent deer deaths reveal the vulnerability of animals even in their natural habitat

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 …

Jumbo in captivity

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

Tamil Nadu on boil as pro-Jallikattu protesters clash with police

Protesters in Chennai set Ice House police station on fire after they clashed with police in front of Parthasarathy Temple near Marina Beach

Wielding the rod

Three US retail chains drop sale of Indian leather. Reason: cruel killing of animals in India

Breaking the logjam

The director-general of the WTO promises dialogue with environmental groups

Cruelty by royalty

Humane Society International-India welcomes govt's acceptance of non-animal tests for pesticide safety

Much is still left to do to bring Indian regulations in line with international best practices

An urge to act

Will the new animal welfare Act balance interests of animals and humans?

FOLLOW UP

A US ban on kangaroo leather would be an animal welfare disaster — and a missed farming opportunity

Weakening the industry will result in more kangaroo suffering, not less.