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INR 1,00,000 reward offered for nabbing rhinoceros horn poacher in Assam
Cachar—Humane Society International India is offering a reward of 1,00,000 INR for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person named, Habib Hussain, who is absconding from the Cachar Police and Assam Rifles. The Case: An article published in PNI News dated 21
Three Indian owls rescued from wildlife trafficking racket
BANGALORE, India—Karnataka Forest Department’s Chikkaballapur Division Officers, under the direction of DCF Dr. Manjunath I.F.S, rescued three Indian eagle-owls (Bubo bengalensis) from traffickers of the Hakki-pikki tribe about six kilometres from Chintamani town. It is suspected the animals were to
Three-Day Animal Law Training Program to be held in Coimbatore
Humane Society International/India in collaboration with Coimbatore-based animal welfare organization Humane Animal Society is conducting a three-day animal law training program to more than 30 animal welfare activists in the city. The program is tailor-made for practicing animal welfare activists
First collaboration to promote Clean Meat in India takes off
Hyderabad—Humane Society International/India and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, one of the country’s premier institutions for scientific research, have joined together to develop and promote a laboratory grown meat in India. Called “clean meat,” it is touted to be the next revolution
Court rules in favour of the cats in the Kondhwa hoarding case
Pune, India—In a landmark judgement, the Court of the First Class Judicial Magistrate, in the case of cat hoarding in Pune, has handed over the custody of the cats to ResQ Charitable Trust, an animal welfare organization in Pune and allowed them to put the cats up for adoption. This follows a six
50,000 INR Reward offered in case of turtle abuse
Odisha—Humane Society International/India is offering a reward of 50,000 INR for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the persons involved in harassing and abusing turtles at Rushikulya beach, along Ganjam Coast, Orrisa. The case: On February 27th, HSI/India was
Victory! India bans the import of seal fur and skins
New Delhi—In a landmark decision that will spare the lives of thousands of seals from slaughter by commercial sealing industries, India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has banned the import of skins of seals. The notification was issued in the wake of exhaustive campaigning for the ban
Spared from abuse, young elephant Suman sent to a rescue facility
Rajasthan—A court in India has stepped in to save a 10-year old elephant, Suman, from her miserable life of illegal captivity in chains, following a complaint filed by animal charities Humane Society International/India and People For Animals. HSI and PFA discovered that Suman—separated from her
36 dogs rescued from dog meat trade to remain in the care of HSI/India
MIZORAM—Humane Society International/India has been awarded custody of 36 dogs rescued from the dog meat trade earlier this month after the Additional District and Sessions Judge at Aizawl District Court rejected a petition of the Aizawl Dog Meat Seller Association in Mizoram. N. G Jayasimha
Hyderabad High Court impleads 17 elected representatives for deliberate violation of ban on cockfighting
HYDERABAD—The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad has impleaded at least 17 elected representatives of Andhra Pradesh for the deliberate violation of the ban on cockfighting as well as encouraging gambling and the sale of illicit liquor. Despite the Court reiterating the ban in December 2016 and
“Bring your elephants back home,” HSI/India urges Yogi Adityanath
LUCKNOW—Humane Society International/India has written to the Honourable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath, urging him to take back the state elephant Rangmala and other elephants who have been transported illegally to Rajasthan’s Amer Fort. The elephants, who are now being used
India hosts its first food-tech revolution summit in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD—Humane Society International/India, with the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Good Food Institute & Atal Incubation Centre, organised a conclave to discuss the future of clean and plant-based meat in Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. This was the first event of its kind in
HSI/India Urges Forest Department of Rajasthan to find Amer Fort’s missing elephants
Amer—Humane Society International/India wrote to the Chief Conservator of Forest, Rajasthan seeking information about the missing elephants of Amer Fort. The letter requests the CCF to inquire the whereabouts and health conditions of seven missing elephants named Gulbagwali, Chanchal, Rupkali
HSI rescues three Great Danes from illegal backyard breeder in Hyderabad
HSI HYDERABAD—Responding to a complaint of a sick and injured dog wandering in Meerpet, Humane Society International/India found three adult Great Danes in a shocking state of neglect. Upon investigation, the rescue team found out that a local man used the dogs to breed puppies, which he then sold
Majority of Nainital street dogs sterilized and vaccinated
Nainital—Humane Society International/India, with the help of Nagar Palika Parishad, Nainital and the participation of Nainital city residents, has successfully sterilized and vaccinated 279 street dogs in less than two months. The purpose of the drive was to conduct Animal Birth Control and Anti
Hubballi Forest officers sensitized on wildlife laws and protecting snakes this Nagpanchami
Hubbali—In a two-day capacity building workshop, Humane Society International/India sensitized officers of the Forest Department at Hubbali, Karnataka on the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the legal protection conferred to snakes. The workshop also touched upon breaking the myths around snakes
Humane Society International/India marks World Rabies Day through massive vaccination drives in six cities
HYDERABAD—In observance of World Rabies Day, Humane Society International/India is organizing rabies vaccination drives on the 27th and 28th of September in 14 locations across six cities: Malappuram in Kerala, Vadodara and Jamnagar (Gujarat), and Dehradun, Mussoorie and Nainital (Uttarakhand)
HSI/India teams up with ReaGene Biosciences to advance non-animal testing research in India
HYDERABAD—Humane Society International/India and life sciences start-up ReaGene Biosciences have joined hands to develop alternatives to animal testing, to promote their use, and to foster their acceptance by regulators. The two organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a network
Government of India notifies new pet shop rules
New pet shop rules setting standards for animal housing and care are now in place in India. If implemented appropriately, the rules could stem the cruel practices rampant in the pet shop industry. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change notified the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
HSI/India given permanent custody of dogs rescued from meat slaughter trade
AIZAWL—Following a four-month long court battle between animal protection charity Humane Society International/India and India’s dog meat association, the District Magistrate Court of Aizawl in Mizoram awarded HSI/India permanent custody of 24 dogs whom the campaigners rescued from two trucks headed