Rajasthan to dig ponds in water-starved sanctuaries
May 25th, 2010 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) Rajasthan will construct small dams and ponds in its water-starved wildlife sanctuaries - a move that could also stop animals from straying into nearby villages in ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dolphins being used by Navy to fight terrorism
May 20th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The United States Navy is considering using Dolphins and Sea Lions to patrol its waters where one of its most critical naval base is located. The ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Haryana orders probe into leopard killings
April 20th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Haryana's Forest Minister Ajay Singh Yadav Tuesday ordered a probe into the killing of two leopards - one each in Karnal and Jind districts - in recent days.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Leopard shot dead in Haryana town
April 19th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Karnal (Haryana), April 19 (IANS) A wild leopard, which strayed into a residential area here and attacked at least eight people, was shot dead by police, officials said Monday.
"We are not ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Animal Activists Try To Stop Thailand’s Orangutan Boxing
April 14th, 2010 - 1:46 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Animal rights activists are slugging it out with "Safari World" in Bangkok, Thailand. The activists are trying to stop the practice of putting orangutans into a boxing ... Read more...
Posted in Thailand, Thailand Tourism |
Animal lovers slam Thailand’s orangutan kick boxing matches
April 12th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 12 (ANI): A safari theme park in Thailand has been slammed by animal lovers for its macabre way of attracting tourists by featuring orangutan kick boxing matches.
Safari World, on ... Read more...
Posted in Thailand, Thailand Tourism, World |
Rajasthan wildlife sanctuaries in troubled waters
April 11th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Soaring temperatures have made water so hard to come by in Rajasthan's sanctuaries that wild animals are straying into nearby villages in search of it and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Send Nepal’s dancing bear Rubina to India: Rights activists
April 4th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 4 (IANS) For years, Rubina, the "dancing bear", wandered through Nepal's villages with her gypsy master, beaten, starved and her hair plucked out by superstitious villagers in the hope it ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
PETA links Mike Tyson Show to illegal gambling
March 22nd, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Boxer Mike Tyson’s reality show which features pigeons racing is in trouble as animal rights activists have expressed their dissatisfaction with the show.People ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Madrid govt urged to add siesta to list of protected Spanish cultural
March 15th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 15(ANI): A lawyer is calling upon Madrid's conservative government to add the siesta to list of protected Spanish cultural icons.The appeal follows the announcement made earlier this month by Esperanza ... Read more...
Posted in World |
After animal butchery, Nepal sees blood-drinking fest
March 11th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 11 (IANS) Four months after Nepal came under fire from animal lovers worldwide for holding the biggest animal sacrifice fair in its southern plains, hundreds of people are ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Zeta-Jones faces protest from animal rights activists
February 13th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Animal rights activists will gather to protest against Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones' love for fur coats when she performs in her Broadway play "A Little Night Music" ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Peruvian animal rights activists protest sale of cats and dogs
January 18th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Jan 18 (IANS/EFE) Peruvian animal rights activists caged themselves at a Lima market to protest the sale of cats and dogs, as well as pet "discrimination" based on breeds.
Animal rights group ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Paris Hilton Syndrome’ causes Chihuahua plague in dog shelters
January 1st, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Barbara Munker
San Francisco, Jan 1 (DPA) While most dog pounds in the US complain of having too many pitbulls and large mongrels that are difficult to find homes for, dog ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Tales of inhuman cruelty dog world’s largest killing fair
November 26th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 26 (IANS) Tales of immense cruelty and imperviousness to suffering began to surface Thursday after the ritual slaughter of thousands of animals and birds at the world's largest ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
200,000 animals sacrificed in Nepal to appease gods
November 25th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
Bariyarpur (Nepal), Nov 25(ANI): Considered as the single largest mass slaughter of animals on earth, priests at a Hindu temple in Nepal sacrificed some 200,000 animals and birds in an ancient ritual ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Indian among four dead at Nepal’s controversial fair
November 21st, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 21 (IANS) The most controversial religious fair in Nepal's Terai plains, where thousands of birds and beasts are doomed to be slaughtered next week, has fallen into more disrepute with ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Hindu devotees plan for mass animal sacrifice in Nepal invites mass criticism
November 4th, 2009 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Bariyapur (Nepal), Nov.4 (ANI): Plans by Hindu devotees to sacrifice over 500,000 animals during a two-day festival in Nepal this month has angered animal rights activists, who are demanding that the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Mexican animal rights activists protest bullfighting
October 26th, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 26 (EFE) Members of an animal rights group staged a protest in Guanajuato, a city in central Mexico, against the inclusion of bullfights for the first time in the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Austrian develops first hybrid-powered horse carriage
October 26th, 2009 - 5:31 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, Oct 26 (DPA) An Austrian coachman says he has developed the world's first hybrid horse carriage with an electrical motor - not to save carbon emissions, but to make the animals' ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ozzy Osbourne’s chimp ad dropped from TV over ape abuse
September 11th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 11 (ANI): Brit singer Ozzy Osbourne's new Samsung smartphone ad has been dropped from TV screens in the US after allegations of ape abuse surfaced.Animal rights activists at People for ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Case against Min for ‘teasing’ tiger
August 17th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IBNS
Nagpur, Aug 17 (IBNS) A case has been registered against agriculture minister of Maharashtra, Balasaheb Thorat, for teasing a tiger in a zoo cage Monday.Meanwhile, Thorat said he did not ‘tease’ with ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Maharashtra Minister in dock for fondling a tiger in Nagpur Zoo
August 17th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Nagpur, Aug 17 (ANI): After coming under fire from animal rights activists for entering a tiger enclosure at Nagpur Zoo, Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Monday strongly denied doing any wrong. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
PETA asks Lady Gaga to strip for new ad
August 11th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) officials are trying to persuade pop star Lady Gaga to strip for their new ad campaign.
The animal rights activists were ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Rodell Vereen Caught In A Bizarre Act Of Perversion
July 31st, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by GD
Every single action has its limits, including 'perversion'. But it seems that Rodell Vereen has crossed every single barriers of perversion, as the alleged man was caught red handed while having sex ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Journalists convicted for filming Namibia seal hunt
July 18th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg/Amsterdam, July 17 (DPA) A court in Namibia Friday found two journalists guilty of illegally filming the country's controversial annual seal hunt.
Jim Wickens, a journalist with British investigative agency Ecostorm, and Bart ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
(After 12) Outrage over killing of hippo in Colombia
July 17th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Rodrigo Ruiz Tovar
Bogota, July 17 (DPA) The killing of a hippopotamus that escaped from a private zoo once owned by slain drug lord Pablo Escobar has sparked public outrage in Colombia.Pepe, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Widow relaxes after court acquits her pet dog
May 13th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 13 (IANS) A happy Raj Kumari Devi Wednesday woke up tension free and "upbeat" after her pet dog Chhotu won a legal battle in a Bihar court.
This was one of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Swine flu fallout: Indore pig breeders told to leave
May 5th, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) Authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city Tuesday asked pig breeders to move out within a day in view of the deadly swine flu virus that has prompted strict ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Europe for inclusion of animal welfare in WTO agenda
April 9th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Animal rights activists across the world have a reason to smile as the European Union (EU) is pushing for the inclusion of animal welfare standards in the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Cause with a ‘Wild’ Twist
April 7th, 2009 - 9:32 am ICT by admin
By Anjali SinghThe cause for animal rights that is finding expression at the Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens in Lucknow is one of a kind. Contrary to the hohallah that animal rights ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Now, a Fish n Flush tank for your lavatory!
March 20th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 20 (ANI): Lavatory flush tanks can now hold fish too, thanks to a new type of fish tank.
Maker AquaOne has named its extraordinary mini tank The Fish n Flush.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Karakuli cap retains its charm in Kashmir
January 24th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Karakuli cap retains its charm in Kashmir
By Pervez Butt
Srinagar, Jan 24 (ANI): The famous ''Karakuli'' caps made from tender sheepskin still finds favour with people of Kashmir, amid protests by animal ... Read more...
Posted in National |
80 injured during bull taming revelry in Tamil Nadu
January 16th, 2009 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Alanganallur (Tamil Nadu), Jan 16 (IANS) The spirit on the third day of the Tamil festival of Pongal was not dampened though over 80 young men suffered minor injuries while attempting to ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Courtney Love tells anti-fur campaigners shes a fur whore
December 30th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 30 (ANI): Fur loving Courtney Love has blasted animal rights activists, and backed her right to don herself in whatever she pleases.Writing on her official Internet blog, the rocker-actress ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |