Animal Cruelty
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Are free-range eggs really more ethical?
In the UK, it has been found that free-range farms often differ from the advertised scenes of chickens roaming free in open fields.
Joel Mead, The Conversation
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Tigers are being farmed in South Africa – often for their body parts
A large proportion of the animals are exported to China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Neil D’Cruze, The Conversation & Angie Elwin, The Conversation
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How animal lovers get around the moral dilemma of eating meat
New research reveals the ways in which people morally disengage with the meat on their plate.
Sarah Gradidge, The Conversation & Magdalena Zawisza, The Conversation
Trending
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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Karnataka: Case filed against gram panchayat after dozens of stray dogs found dead
The police said that the gram panchayat members and a contractor could have killed the animals instead of neutering them.
Scroll Staff
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For the ‘tiger farms’ of Asia, the big cat is worth more dead than alive
A production line takes tigers from zoos to be harvested for their meat, skin and bones.
Simon Evans, The Conversation
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Mahout and his assistant brutally thrash elephant with sticks in Tamil Nadu, arrested
The animal was participating in an annual rejuvenation camp for temple and mutt elephants.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Kamal Haasan criticises those involved in death of elephant in TN, says ‘we destroyed forests’
A Supreme Court lawyer has also written to the Chief Justice of India asking him to intervene in the repeated instances of cruelty towards animals.
Scroll Staff
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Elephant dies after resort workers throw burning tyre at it in Tamil Nadu, two arrested
People threw a burning tyre at the elephant to scare it away, but the tyre got stuck to the animal’s ear.
Scroll Staff
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Manatee found in Florida river with ‘Trump’ etched on its back, US wildlife officials begin inquiry
The mammal was spotted on Sunday in the Homosassa River in Florida.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Men beat dolphin to death in Uttar Pradesh, three arrested after video goes viral
A man can be heard telling the assailants that they are beating the mammal for no reason, but they continue attacking it.
Scroll Staff
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Assam: Drivers suspended after train runs over elephant, one-year-old calf; engine seized
The calf’s carcass was found at a distance of one kilometre from its mother, indicating that the train was speeding in a reserve forest.
Scroll Staff
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Why it is not okay to hurt animals even in video games
Violence against virtual beasts may promote disrespect for their living counterparts, finds a study.
Simon Coghlan, The Conversation & Lucy Sparrow, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024