Lionel Richie will be honoured with a humanitarian award by the Harvard University for helping quake-hit Haiti....
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proposal by local animal welfare groups to regulate the pet industry is timely and necessary (Khadzhimurad...
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Animal welfare groups in China are now challenging an ages-old tradition of eating dogs, urging people to change their nasty...
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announcement by Veterinary Services director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin of the new Animal Welfare Act will mark the next phase of the law relating to animals in Malaysia.Now is the right time to replace the old Animals Act 1953 that animal welfare groups regard as having no bite to curb animal abuse.While...
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United Nations (UN) affiliated International Organisation for Animal Protection (OIPA) in India along with People for Animals (PFA) and NGOs working for animal welfare have slammed the working group report on animal husbandry and dairying for the 12th Five Year Plan, which includes recommendations to lift a ban on beef exports from India.The working group on animal husbandry and dairying (2012-17)...
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More than 200 sheep have died aboard a transport ship that returned to Port Adelaide after breaking down at sea, the RSPCA says.But the remaining 67,000 sheep, which are now being offloaded, appear to be in a satisfactory condition, the animal welfare group says.The sheep have been stranded on board the Kuwaiti-flagged Al Messilah which returned to port last week, sparking a row with animal welfare...
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Scientists are calling for a ban on exotic pet markets across the EU.An independent report commissioned by European animal welfare groups raises serious concerns in relation to animal welfare, public health and bio-diversity.The scientists investigated amphibian and reptile markets across Europe and found conditions that were "tantamount to animal abuse".The report also highlights health risks to children...
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allayed fears of animal welfare activists on the recent working group report on animal husbandry and dairying (2012-17) recommending to lift ban on beef exports from India."The recommendation should not be considered as the view of plan panel," said Surinder Singh, adviser to the planning commission, while talking to TOI from Delhi.On Monday, Abhishek Kadyan, animal welfare activists led by media adviser...
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Veteran actor Om Puri today welcomed the proposals in the draft Animal Welfare Act, 2011 including levying hefty fines on those convicted of cruelty to animals besides prison term, saying it would mean "positive things for our nation's animals.""As an animal lover, I was thrilled to learn from my friends at People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, India (PETA), about the draft Animal Welfare Act, 2011,...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.The study says Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake two years ago is likely to be the first of several quakes of a similarly powerful magnitude.The Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake caused widespread damage in the Haitian capital...
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