Ban elephants in circus, says PETA
September 17th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has demanded a ban on elephants in circuses.Timed to coincide with Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrated ... Read more...
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Rights groups hail advisory on animal abuse on TV
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Animal rights groups Monday lauded the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) advisory asking TV channels not to air content exhibiting harming and exploitation of animals.Noting ... Read more...
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PETA to snake charmers: Use fake snakes on Nag Panchami
July 20th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) As Hindus gear up to celebrate the Nag Panchami festival Monday, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Friday urged snake charmers to ... Read more...
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Myanmar refugees do not want to quit India
June 10th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Myanmar is embracing democracy after decades of military rule, but refugees from the country living in India say they have no immediate plans to return ... Read more...
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Reward for info on dog fights (Lead)
May 31st, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) An animal rights NGO Thursday announced a Rs.10,000 reward for information on people involved in illegal dog fights.The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations ... Read more...
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Reward announced for information on people involved in dog fighting
May 31st, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) An animal rights NGO Thursday announced a Rs.10,000 reward for information on people involved in illegal dog fighting.The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations ... Read more...
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Myanmar diaspora apprehensive yet hopeful after Suu Kyi’s victory
April 2nd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Hailing victory of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Myanmar by-polls, Myanmarese settled here say that they are eagerly waiting to see how ... Read more...
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Greenpeace launches campaign against Mexican resort project
March 15th, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Greenpeace has launched a campaign to drum up opposition to a tourist project in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California Sur that opponents say ... Read more...
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Make Tihar Jail meat-free zone: PETA India
November 22nd, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Urging the Delhi High Court to make Tihar Jail a meat-free zone, PETA India Tuesday said many jails in the US have introduced vegetarian food ... Read more...
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Postal stamp sought to honour India’s vegetarian heritage
September 28th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has urged the postal department to issue a national stamp honouring the country's vegetarian heritage ahead of ... Read more...
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Replace animals in medical training: PETA
July 13th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India, has urged medical colleges in Mumbai to replace the use of animals in medical training, a PETA official said ... Read more...
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PETA pays octomom Nadya Suleman $5K to promote pet family planning
May 20th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): PETA is paying octomom Nadya Suleman 5,000 dollars to put a 3-foot-by-4-foot plastic sign on her front door that reads- "Don't Let Your Dog or Cat Become an ... Read more...
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PETA urges college to stop live calf embalming
May 18th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Animal rights organization PETA urged the Bombay Veterinary College (BVC) in Parel to stop the proposed killing and embalming of a calf scheduled for Tuesday as part of ... Read more...
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PETA awards actress Zarine Khan for rescuing a cat
May 9th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Bollywood actress Zarine Khan of the "Veer" fame will get the 'Hero to Animals' award from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for rescuing a ... Read more...
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Stop eating fish to help planet says PETA
March 25th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Thursday urged people to stop eating fish and go vegan to help animals and the planet.
Unveiling the ... Read more...
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Maoists ignore PETA appeal, continue to kill dogs
March 16th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 16 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas continue to kill dogs in rural Bihar, ignoring the appeal of animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), police said Tuesday.
"We have received ... Read more...
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PETA urges Madhya Pradesh to ban use of kite flying string
December 25th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 25 (IANS) People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has asked a senior Madhya Pradesh police officer to ban the manufacturing and use of glass-coated 'manja', a string used for ... Read more...
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Salvation Army now accept credit cards
December 13th, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jacksonville, Dec 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Moving on with the times, some Salvation Army kettles in Florida will now accept credit cards for donations. But that doesn’t mean that they will stop ... Read more...
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‘Cows’, ’sheep’, ‘pigs’ lie in coffins to protest animal slaughter
November 7th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Nov 7 (IANS) Dressed as dead cows, sheep and pigs, volunteers of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India lay on the ground in a row of open coffins ... Read more...
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Groups urge Sonia Gandhi to seek Suu Kyi’s immediate release and free Burma
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 2 (ANI): The Burma Center Delhi on behalf of 58 Indian and International organizations submitted an appeal letter to Sonia Gandhi, President of All India Congress Committee (AICC) ... Read more...
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NASA picks up new target for collecting water on moon
September 29th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 29 (ANI): After the discovery of water on the Moon, scientists have picked a new target for the planned October 9 crash of a NASA spacecraft into a crater ... Read more...
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Burmese pro-democracy activists protest against Suu Kyi’s house arrest
August 12th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): Burmese pro-democracy activists condemned a Myanmar court for sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months house arrest and held demonstration here on Wednesday.A Myanmar court on Tuesday ... Read more...
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PETA activists want KFC boycotted
June 4th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Alleging abusive treatment of chickens by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in India, animal rights group PETA Thursday distributed balloons urging customers to boycott the popular fast food ... Read more...
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PETA activists ask people to turn vegetarian to avoid swine flu
May 8th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, May 8 (ANI): Activists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) staged a roadside campaign in Mumbai on Thursday to propagate vegetarianism following threats of swine flu.The highlights of ... Read more...
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Show respect to chickens, install their statues, says PETA
May 4th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) In observance of International Chicken Respect Day, an animal rights organization Monday asked authorities to install statues of chickens in busy parts of all cities across India.
International ... Read more...
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PETA activists protest in Chandigarh
April 7th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Apr 7 (ANI): Activists of the Indian chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Tuesday staged a protest in Chandigarh against cruelty towards poultry birds.Accusing the leading ... Read more...
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Shashi Tharoor walks out of TV talk show
April 4th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) Former UN undersecretary general Shashi Tharoor, the Congress candidate for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, took everyone by surprise when he walked out of a live TV ... Read more...
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Rock band to urge the youth to ’shut up and vote’
March 19th, 2009 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) Shut up and vote - is the message that a Bangalore-based rock band will give to the urban youth in five cities starting Friday. The band, in a ... Read more...
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Hymns, floral tributes mark Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom day (Lead)
January 30th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Amid the chanting of devotional songs, hundreds of people in the capital paid floral tributes to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 61st death ... Read more...
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Prayers, floral tributes to Gandhi mark Martyrs’ Day
January 30th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Interfaith prayers, tributes and various programmes in educational institutions to spread the message of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, marked his 61st death anniversary in ... Read more...
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Don’t give cow milk to kids, PETA urges Jharkhand
November 20th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has claimed that dairy milk is bad for human health and has asked the Jharkhand government to ... Read more...
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Lalu save Bholu: PETA
October 23rd, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) 'Lalu, save Bholu' is the slogan of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to save elephants that are killed in accidents with trains in ... Read more...
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Two PETA activists protest but express ignorance about cause
July 17th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 17 (IANS) Two activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) held a protest outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant here but expressed ignorance about the ... Read more...
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Ban sought on tests of cosmetic on animals
June 17th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss requesting him to "ban cruel and archaic tests" of cosmetics on ... Read more...
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PETA activists stage demo outside KFC outlet in southern India
June 12th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, June 12 (ANI): Activists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Thursday wore skeleton costumes and staged demonstration outside American fast food outlet Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ... Read more...
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