Uttarakhand High Court declares the animal kingdom a legal entity

The ruling gives birds and animals the rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 04, 2018 · 09:32 pm

Madras High Court allows mercy killing of ‘guarded to grave’ elephant at Salem temple

The bench said only the most humane methods should be used if a veterinarian finds that the 42-year-old animal could not be cured of her ailments.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 17, 2018 · 02:06 pm

Indonesian zoo under fire after video shows orangutan smoking a cigarette

The endangered Bornean orangutan picked up and started smoking a cigarette that was thrown into its enclosure by a visitor.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 08, 2018 · 12:48 pm

Naruto, the monkey who clicked his selfies, becomes Peta’s 2017 Person of the Year

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it was honouring the macaque to recognise that ‘he is someone, not something’.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 06, 2017 · 05:38 pm

Are bullocks race animals? – Maharashtra government sets up a panel to check

The move comes in the backdrop of the Bombay High Court’s decision to extend the ban on the popular rural sport of bullock-cart racing.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 04, 2017 · 08:25 pm

Bombay High Court refuses to lift ban on bullock cart races in Maharashtra

The state government argued that it had made amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to ensure animals participating in the races are not hurt.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2017 · 05:34 pm

Monkey selfie case finally settled – but there are many similar animal rights battles to come

Digital and animal cultures pose a profound challenge to the law’s recognition of human uniqueness.

Steve Fuller, The Conversation

· Sep 19, 2017 · 07:30 pm

British photographer wins copyright battle over monkey selfie

Animal rights group Peta had filed the petition on behalf of the monkey.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 12, 2017 · 02:47 pm

Bombay High Court says no bullock cart races in Maharashtra until rules are framed

The bench granted the states two weeks to file an affidavit.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 16, 2017 · 05:07 pm

Celebrity activists and social media are changing attitudes towards animal rights in Pakistan

But is this enough and will it lead to long-lasting reforms?

Anum Rehman Chagani

· May 15, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Despite numerous challenges, rhinos are thriving in India’s Jaldapara National Park

When anti-poaching measures tighten elsewhere in India, poachers turned to Jaldapara.

Moushumi Basu

· May 07, 2017 · 03:30 pm

The vigilante-activists: Meet the new poster boys of cow protection politics

The attack on three Muslim cattle transporters in Delhi has blurred the distinction between animal rights activists and gau rakshaks.

Abhishek Dey

· Apr 26, 2017 · 06:30 am