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Cow won’t be declared as national animal: Govt tells Parliament

The central government on Monday made a definitive statement in Parliament regarding the status of the cow as a national animal. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy clarified that the central government has no intention of declaring the cow as the national animal of India.  This announcement came in response to a question raised by […]

Opinion: The coming disruption of animal production

Peter Singer is a professor of bioethics at Princeton University and the author of Animal Liberation Now. One day, we may look back on 2023 as the year when it became apparent that the gigantic industry of raising animals for food was heading the same way as the industry that, for most of the 20th […]

Declare Cow As ‘Protected National Animal’, Allahabad HC Urges Union Government

New Delhi: Refusing to quash a criminal case filed against a man for alleged cow slaughtering and transportation for sale, the Allahabad high court urged the Union government to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a “protected national animal”. According to Bar and Bench, the single-judge bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed made the observation while […]

Anyone who kills cow deemed to rot in hell; ban cow slaughter, declare cow as national animal: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court, Cow ) The Allahabad High Court recently urged the Central government to ban cow slaughter in country and declare cow as “national protected animal”, since cow is the representative of divine in Hinduism [Mohd. Abdul Khaliq v State]. In an order passed on February 14, single-judge Justice Shamim Ahmed observed that as […]

VICTORY: Cruel wild cow milking BANNED in Alameda County!

Mother cows like Honey and Babe suffered for years for “wild cow milking” at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo. One nursing mother even broke her neck and had to be euthanized. Honey and Babe say “thank you” for standing up for mothers like them!   In early September, we reached out with a plea for help. […]

SC refuses to entertain plea to declare cow as national animal

SC junks plea to declare cow as national animal The bench warned the lawyer that it would impose costs after which he withdrew the plea and the matter was dismissed as withdrawn PTI, New Delhi, Oct 10 2022, 12:25 ist updated: Oct 10 2022, 12:28 ist The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a […]

Veterinarian Shares her Thoughts on Cruel “Wild Cow Milking”

Photo: Wild cow milking event in Texas. This week, we launched a campaign to combat rodeo cruelty in California. The Rowell Ranch Rodeo in Alameda County is infamous for an incredibly cruel event called “wild cow milking”.  The practice involves chasing down an unhandled and terrified cow on horseback, roping her, forcing her into a headlock […]

“Stranger Things” in the Cow World

You see them by country roads; in dairies, and grazing in the fields.  They all look the same. They’re just cows…. But I bet you haven’t seen some of the strangest cattle in the world. Let’s take a look: Cattle in Africa have to be sturdy and heat-resistant.  And be dual-purpose; giving milk as well […]

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