PETA

NEW DELHI: Upon receiving reports of greyhound dog races scheduled to take place in Punjab, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India took immediate action to halt these unlawful events. The races were planned for Sri Muktsar Sahib on 6 December, SAS Nagar Mohali on 8 December, and Lasoi village, Malerkotla, on 10 December. […]

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision, the Gauhati High Court has banned buffalo and bulbul bird fights in Assam by overturning the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the Assam government that permitted these events during specific times of the year. The ruling came in response to petitions filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals […]

In 2014, the Supreme Court’s A. Nagaraja judgment held that the tradition of Jallikattu or ‘bull jumping’ was ‘violative’ of Article 51-A(g) of the Indian Constitution, that calls for citizens to have ‘compassion’ for living creatures and effectively banned Jallikattu. “Compassion” is also the basis of the Animal Birth Control Rules, meant to ostensibly control the stray dog populations in public spaces, but ironically mandates that stray dogs remain homeless, fed and maintained, in public (and private) spaces.