An important decision was made by the EU Commission of Petitions on May 24th, 2023, to keep a petition open that aims to bring an end to the breeding of fast-growing chickens. The petition that Animal Equality submitted was accompanied by crucial evidence from an investigation in Northern Italy, uncovering the cruel treatment of chickens, […]
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 […]
As Biden delivers State of the Union address, we’re urging 6 priorities for animals
By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech marks a midway point in his term, and for us, an opportunity to assess the administration’s animal protection priorities. Like many animal advocates, we were buoyed by the legislative successes we helped to secure as 2022 closed. At year’s end, a […]
T.N. CM writes to Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, seeking supply of FMD vaccine for cattle
The vaccines cater to approximately 94 lakh cattle and buffaloes in Tamil Nadu, the letter said | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday wrote to Union Minister of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries Parshottam Rupala, requesting him to expedite the supply of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine for […]
Animal welfare, religious slaughtering practices in spotlight at European Union session
An American diplomat said European laws governing the humane treatment of animals must include religious exemptions for Jewish and Islamic slaughtering practices, lest nations be seen as hostile to religious minorities. “Laws limiting Jews from practicing their religion, including laws banning kosher slaughter, were enacted in Europe’s not-too-distant past for the purpose of making it […]