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Two big breaks for Indian street dogs

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Cows are often called "The mothers of India." Dogs are at times alleged to be the mothers of politicians. (Eileen Weintraub photo)

Cows are often called “The mothers of India.” Dogs are at times alleged to be the mothers of politicians.
(Eileen Weintraub photo)

Culling dogs is illegal, affirms Supreme Court of India

         NEW DELHI,  CHENNAI––The Animal Welfare Board of India on November 18,  2015 welcomed a Supreme Court of India ruling upholding the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules,  2001,  providing the legal framework for ABC programs nationwide and prohibiting killing street dogs for the purpose of population control.  Read more

New data shows decline of rabies in India

         NEW DELHI,  NAGPUR––Newly published data from the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence and the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has added statistical weight to the likelihood that the most widely cited estimates of human rabies deaths in India are magnitudes of order high.  Read more

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