Animals

Sherlyn Chopra advocates animal birth control

The actor is advocating animal birth control as part of a programme by PETA. ...  

A big no to animal cruelty: Trisha Krishnan

Trisha says she is pure vegetarian and is of a strong opinion that we must come together to fight against the atrocities caused to animals. ...  

Pawar defends state minister on photos with dead animals

NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in Thane on Sunday defended state School Education Minister and his party colleague Fauzia Khan with regard to controversial pictures showing her with hunted animals. ...  

Rajiv Shukla apologises for Mani Shankar's animal remark

Congress MP Rajiv Shukla apologised in the Rajya Sabha on behalf of party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for his animal remark. Mani Shankar Aiyar sparked controversy by comparing Opposition MPs with animals. During a discussion on Parliament deadlock over FDI on IBN7, Aiyar said, "There is a decent and respectable way to express one's point of view. This behaviour of the MPs reminds me of animals screaming in a well."...  

Mani Shankar Aiyar compares Oppn MPs with animals

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar is stirring controversy by comparing Opposition MPs with animals. During a discussion on Parliament deadlock over FDI on IBN7, Aiyar said, "There is a decent and respectable way to express one's point of view. This behaviour of the MPs reminds me of animals screaming in a well." ...  

Trisha Krishnan against cruel experiments on dogs

Mumbai: Southern actress Trisha Krishnan has written to the government seeking due action to release 70 beagles, who have reportedly been imported from Chinai as 'pets', but are likely to be used for some experiments. Trisha, a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has demanded that the dogs be given to the animal rights organisation for adoption. The 29-year-old has addressed the letter to M.F. Farooqui,...  

PETA urges Campbell to cancel elephant polo match

Mumbai: British supermodel Naomi Campbell's planned elephant polo match for boyfriend Vladimir Doronin's 50th birthday bash in Jodhpur has been criticised by animal activists group PETA. The 42-year-old is reportedly planning the match during the four-day long birthday celebrations. "PETA India urges Naomi Campbell to respect elephants and Indian wildlife and immediately withdraw her plans to organise this cruel sport. It's sad to appallingly predictable for her to exploit India's...  

DRDO develops hybrid cows, goats for high altitudes

New Delhi: Aiming to meet requirements of fresh meat and dairy products for soldiers deployed in high altitude areas, a DRDO lab has developed hybrid varieties of animals which can sustain the low temperatures of Ladakh and similar locations in the Himalayan region. The animals - cows, goats and mules - have been developed by Leh-based Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR). "Earlier soldiers were using packaged milk and...  

Centre urges SC to lift tiger tourism ban in sanctuaries

New Delhi: The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on tiger tourism urging the court to lift the ban on tiger tourism in core areas of sanctuaries. The Centre says tourism should be allowed in 20 per cent of core areas and that the states should evolve guidelines to protect tiger habitat and tigers. The apex court had earlier slammed the government for its re-think on the...  

From Africa to Bangalore zoo, with love

Bangalore: People visiting Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) near Bangalore may soon be able to see some exotic animals and birds from Africa. The authorities of BBP are planning to procure rare animals like giraffe, chimpanzee, wallabies and Zebra from Africa in the animal exchange programme or from some private farms. At present, except the century-old Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as Mysore Zoo, none of the zoos in Karnataka...  

UK: 8-year-old boy microwaves neighbour's cat

London: In a horrendous incident, an eight-year-old boy in the UK put his neighbour's cat in a microwave and turned the appliance on, a media report said on Wednesday. The cat was found in the microwave in Rochester on Saturday after its owner heard it being turned on. The animal survived but may have suffered internal damage, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) said. The...  

Hyderabad: School students adopt tiger

Hyderabad: As a part of an awareness and education programme about endangered animals, Army Public School students from Ramakrishnapuram, Sainikpuri and Secunderabad, on Thursday, adopted a Royal Bengal Tiger at the Nehru Zoological Park. The students also took an oath to love and protect animals, both domestic and wild, in the presence of the zoo senior officials. The students with their teachers adopted a Royal Bengal tiger, eight-year-old Aparna which...  

Chennai: Pets fall prey to diarrhoea outbreak

Chennai: With the hue and cry about patients with diarrhoea flooding city hospitals, the number of pets falling prey to the same trouble has gone under the radar. While this may be an indicator of cholera in humans, vets say that animals can suffer from the condition due to various other reasons. Veterinarian Dr Priyadarshini Govind, who has seen an influx of diarrhoea cases in dogs over the past week,...  

Too much sex can be a bad thing, says Sunny Leone

Mumbai: Seductively winking her eye next to the caption 'Too Much Sex Can Be a Bad Thing. Sterilise Your Dogs and Cats', Indo-Canadian 'Jism 2'star Sunny Leone stars in a brand-new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. Leone " who was named 2003 Penthouse Pet of the Year " wants her legions of adoring fans to know that the only way to fight the worldwide...  

Hyderabad: Endangered animals thrive at zoo

Hyderabad: An Asiatic male lion cub was born a couple of days ago at Hyderabad Nehru zoological park besides a a male baby rhino was born on July 5. So far, as many as 46 endangered species of animals, birds and reptiles have been born in the last year at the zoo. The Nehru zoological park has also been named as the second best zoo in the country after the...  

Chennai: 'Condoms' hold up traffic at city centre

Chennai; Traffic on Cathedral Road slowed down to a snails pace near the Semmozhi Poonga at noon on Tuesday, as motorists looked on incredulously at two giant condoms, one bright pink and the other bright blue, waving placards from the side of the road. As part of a campaign to promote animal birth control (ABC) conducted by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), two volunteers dressed up as...  

Endangered animals, birds sold openly in Puducherry

Puducherry: Migratory birds and endangered animals protected by the Indian wildlife laws are being sold openly in a market in Puducherry. CNN-IBN has accessed images that expose the thriving lucrative business. At a roadside food stall, in the city of Puducherry the selling of protected birds and animals is a common sight. The images show ibis and purple moorhens, open billed storks being sold openly at roadside stalls. These birds...  

Rare birds, animals sold in Puducherry

Puducherry: Migratory birds and endangered animals protected by the Indian wildlife laws are being sold openly in a market in Puducherry. CNN-IBN has accessed images that expose the thriving lucrative business. The images show ibis and purple moorhens, open billed storks being sold openly at roadside stalls. These birds visit the Oussudu Wildlife Sanctuary in the winters for breeding where they are allegedly hunted. Jungle cats, palm civets, porcupine, monitor...  

Lodge FIR against Maneka Gandhi-run hospital: Court

New Delhi: A Delhi court has directed the police to register an FIR against BJP MP Maneka Gandhi-run animal care and veterinary hospital where 36 animals died due to their alleged failure in performing the duties. The court also pulled up the investigating officer (IO) for taking up the matter "casually" and directed him to probe the case "expeditiously" against Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC). "The SGACC is a...