The guinea pig debate
Is there an alternative to guinea pigs in laboratory testing? Two members of the scientific community give their views
Killing is no answer
Here are 18 steps to deal with monkeys that enter human habitation areas. They do not involve killing them
Zurich’s Dr Dolittle is a lawyer
ANTOINE GOETSCHEL, 51, is a Swiss government advocate for animals. A specialist in animal welfare law for 25 years, he explained to SUMANA …
Animal rights primer
Book>> Animal Rights: What Everyone Needs To Know • by Paul Waldau • OUP, New York • US $10.7
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, …
Moby Dick in the 21st century
WHALING ISSUES AND JAPAN'S WHALING RESEARCH Publisher: The Institute of Cetacean Research, Japan Price: Not Mentioned
Witch-hunt on after elephant death in Chhattisgarh
The death of one rogue elephant in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur division on February 24 has taken a heavy toll. According to sources within the Union …
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, …
Animal sacrifice
150 million animals are killed for research worldwide. Do humans really benefit?
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
Silent killers
Snares laid in inhabited areas in Goa have citizens and officials caught in a noose of concern
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 …
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
Camel Yatra
Rajasthan's camel population has reduced dramatically during the last ten years. The Pali, Rajasthan-based non-governmental organisation Lokhit-…
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
In defence of veganism: Here are some replies to common objections against it
The torture and suffering of animals constitute a moral emergency; but few acknowledge that the suffering of innocent, helpless creatures is a …
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of April
Every Sunday Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology. Here are all of them for April 2019
Pune Court orders four rescued circus elephants to be sent back to where they came from
The foundation for the court decision rests on procedural flaws committed by the enforcement authorities during …
Murder in the sanctuary
The killing of tigers and of forest guards in Ranthambore is the result of a conservation strategy that took away the rights of the local people …
Fantastic beasts: How the industrial use of animals in Chinese medicine began
Mao’s Bestiary is a revisionist historical account of the animal drug industry in Mao’s China that also gives context to the current …
Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition
The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation
FIAPO urges TN political parties to not make Jallikattu an election issue
"The common man is compassionate and we urge leaders to not make this a political issue despite the fact that animal exploitation is a political …