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India Supreme Court moves against “dog menace”

October 14, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Rejects notion that local governments & High Courts have no jurisdiction over dog control,  rejects claim of unconditional right to feed street dogs,  & orders Animal Welfare Board to produce data showing programs are working to reduce dog bites NEW DELHI––Advocates for no-kill animal control,  feeding street dogs wherever and whenever,  and defenders of dangerous […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Breeding, Cultural, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, India, Indian subcontinent, Population control, Rabies, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Animal Birth Control, Blue Cross of India, J.K. Maheshwari, Merrtt Clifton, Sanjiv Khanna, Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court of India rules against harvest festival mayhem

January 14, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Animal Welfare Board of India chair R.M. Kharb & vice-chair Chinny Krishna refuse to quit NEW DELHI,  CHENNAI––Animals may be killed and injured by the hundreds of thousands during the 2016 Indian harvest festivals,  January 12-18,  but the mayhem may not proceed with government approval,  ruled a two-judge bench representing the Supreme Court of India […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal fighting, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Birds, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Cockfighting, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Middle Left, Hinduism, Hooved stock, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Other animal fighting, Other animal racing, Politics, Religion & philosophy, Spectacles, Wildlife Tagged With: Animal Welfare Board of India, AWBI, bulbul fighting, Chinny Krishna, Jallikattu, Makar Sankranti, Merritt Clifton, Pongal, R.M. Kharb, Supreme Court of India

Two big breaks for Indian street dogs

November 20, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, India, Indian subcontinent, Population control, Rabies, Street dogs Tagged With: Animal Welfare Board of India, AWBI, Kerala, Merritt Clifton, Nagpur, Supreme Court of India

Culling dogs is illegal, affirms Supreme Court of India

November 20, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Upholds national Animal Birth Control program          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. The verdict,  […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Cultural, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, India, Indian subcontinent, Politics, Population control, Rabies, Street dogs Tagged With: 2001, Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, Animal Welfare Board of India, Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council, Kochouseph Chittilapilly, Merritt Clifton, O.N. Joy, Supreme Court of India

Jurist V.R. Krishna Iyer, 100, fought for captive elephants

December 6, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Vaidyanathapura Rama Krishna Iyer, 100, among India’s most distinguished jurists, advocates for animals, and advocates in particular for improving the lives of temple elephants, died on December 4, 2014 from the combination of renal and cardiac failure. Though of Tamil Brahmin family background, V.R. Krishna Iyer was born and raised in the Malabar region of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Hinduism, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy, Spectacles, Wildlife, Working animals Tagged With: Kerala, Maneka Gandhi, Supreme Court of India, V.R. Krishna Ayer

Supreme Court of India ruling covers tracks on Gadhi Mai sacrifice

October 24, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Face-saving way to declare victory DELHI––Did a two-justice bench from the Supreme Court of India on October 17,  2014 strike a mighty blow against animal sacrifices at the Gadhi Mai festival, to be held in the village of Bariyarpur, Nepal, on November 28-29, 2014? Or did the Supreme Court justices just hand the government of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Hinduism, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Gadhi Mai, Merritt Clifton, sacrifice, Supreme Court of India

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