13 Sep 2018

4 from Bijnor who killed elephant, cut it into pieces held

NOIDA: Three months after it was set up, the Uttar Pradesh Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (UPWCCB) has cracked its first case — the brutal killing of a 25-year-old female elephant  in Bijnor early this year. Four people have been arrested for the crime, officials said on Wednesday. However, 12 others are still at large. HV Girish, head of UPWCCB, told TOI […]

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13 Sep 2018

Government brings in rule book for pet shops to prevent abuse

MUMBAI: New pet shop rules setting standards for animal housing and care are now in place in India. The ministry of environment, forests and climate change has now notified the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) rules, 2018, in the wake of a series of representations made by animal rights groups Humane Society International/India […]

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