Sheep

Keeping pets in Punjab? Now, pay Rs 250 tax for dogs and cats; Rs 500 for cows, buffaloes and elephants

According to the latest notification announced by the Punjab government, people in the state will now have to pay taxes to keep domestic animals

Holy sheep! India-China 1967 dispute may have been triggered by petty argument over animals

A similar border dispute between India and China over Sikkim in 1967 may have begun over something trivial.

Odisha forest department rushes to install CCTV cameras after over 150 sheep die mysteriously

Though a large number of sheep have been killed in some villages in Niali block of Cuttack district, the officials are not yet able to identify the real killer.

Whenever you are tempted to buy wool, remember the cruelty that has gone into its production

Wool users support butchery by subsidising the production cost of lamb and mutton joints — even though they may not consume them.

Lost Australian sheep yields 30 sweaters worth of wool

A lost, overgrown sheep found in Australian scrubland was shorn for perhaps the first time on Thursday, yielding 40 kilograms (89 pounds) of wool — the equivalent of 30 sweaters — and shedding almost half his body weight.

TN govt to give six lakh goats free to poor

The Tamil Nadu government plans to give six lakh goats and sheep to the poor for free as part of a scheme.

David Cameron rescues sheep in distress, becomes hero

Cameron was on his way back from a visit to a farmer near his home in Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire when he heard the bleats of the animal calling out for help.

South African farmer gets phone calls from his sheep

Whenever Erard Louw, a Cape Town farmer gets a call from his sheep, it's always a bad news as the phones are programmed to switch on only when the sheep start running, a sign that the thieves might have cut through the fence.