Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act

Four sleeping puppies set on fire in Hyderabad garbage dump; three dead, one injured

The puppies were set on fire in Hyderabad on Saturday after which a member of an animal welfare organisation lodged a complaint.

Eight men in Haryana's Mewat booked for raping, torturing pregnant goat; accused persons absconding

Eight men in Haryana's Mewat have been booked for sodomising and torturing a pregnant goat. The men are absconding at present but, searches are underway

Jallikattu held in Madurai as part of Pongal festivities in Tamil Nadu; 625 bulls, tamers undergo fitness tests

Tamil Nadu's traditional Jallikattu or bull taming sport got off to a great start on Sunday as part of Pongal celebrations in Madurai district.

SC to refer to constitution bench for pleas challenging state laws for Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra

Supreme Court said it would refer to a five-judge constitution bench a batch of pleas challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing bull-taming sport 'Jallikattu' and bullock cart races

Maharashtra cow vigilantes beat up Muslim youth in Nagpur, state sees two more beef-related incidents

Maharashtra was rocked by three beef-related incidents in which a Muslim youth was beaten up in Nagpur and four persons were arrested in two separate incidents for transporting the banned meat in Pune

Cattle trade restriction: Goa govt to suggest corrections to Centre, clear doubts about intentions behind law

Goa govt to write to Centre raising objections to the law restricting the cattle sale for slaughter, as it has created "apprehensions" in the local people.

Two persons booked in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband for slaughtering buffalo

Two persons have been booked under the updated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for allegedly slaughtering buffaloes in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband on Friday, the police said

Environment minister Harsh Vardhan to address the issue on cattle sale restrictions

All issues related to the Centre's recent notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter will be addressed 'seriously and honestly'

Cattle sale restrictions: North East India fumes against new trade rules as BJP struggles to defend govt move

The political hullabaloo notwithstanding, the notification has managed to worry people of northeastern states which have a close association with beef.

Centre welcomes suggestions on notification restricting sale of cattle for slaughter, says it's not prestige issue

The Centre on Sunday said it is open to the suggestions made by various groups on the cattle slaughter notification and was not viewing it as a prestige issue, amid a raging row over the order.