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City agencies turn blind eye to carcass disposal

New Delhi, March 11: The repeated attempts of civil society to engage civic agencies towards disposing the bodies of dead animals have went in vain.
The city houses over two lakh dogs and over one lakh dairy cattle. As far as the arrangements in regards to disposing off the carcass of a dead animal is nearly nil.

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Livestock rearing — key to poverty reduction strategies

Gavin Wall

From equity and livelihood perspectives, livestock rearing must be at the centre stage of poverty alleviation programmes.

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Bedlam in Karnataka over Cow Slaughter Bill

As anticipated, the Opposition Congress vociferously protested the introduction of 'Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010' by the BJP government in Karnataka.

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One crusader does what a govt couldn’t

Braving Tribal Attack & Maoist Threat, Jharkhand Activist Curbs Mass Animal Slaughter During A Festival & Forest Erosion
Sonali Das | TNN

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PETA award for 12-year-old

NEW DELHI: For her commitment to provide shelter to homeless animals, 12-year-old aspiring veterinarian Laura Moll has bagged the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's “Hero to Animals” award.

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Fodder for thought: tn faces 21 pc deficit of `greens'

C Shivakumar |

TAMIL NADU is facing acute shortage of green fodder with the degradation and depletion of grazing land. Based on the 2004 livestock census, the animal husbandry department puts the overall deficit of green fodder in 2008-09 at 21.25 per cent.

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Use only boiled milk, says expert: Must boost export of dairy products

Karnal: “There is an urgent need for developing technology to make fresh milk a complete food by adding iron content to it as nearly 70 per cent population of the country is dependent on fresh milk,” says Dr AK Srivastav, Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI).

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Ban buffalo slaughter too, says Maneka

Welcoming the proposed ban on cow slaughter, animals activist and MP Maneka Gandhi said stringent laws were needed to avoid animal sacrifice in the name of religion.

Activists should strengthen their fight for better treatment of animals. “I would suggest that this proposed bill include the buffaloes too,” she said.

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Flu scare fuels chicken price hike

A demand-supply mismatch induced by the fear of a bird flu outbreak and a long winter has pushed up the price of chicken in the city.

On Sunday, smaller broilers were selling for Rs 95 a kg and larger ones at Rs 92 a kg in New Market, the biggest wholesale market for chicken in West Bengal. At retail markets in the city, chicken was selling for Rs 105 to Rs 108 a kg.

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Raid pet shops, animal breeders, says Maneka

''Wildlife trade is bigger than drug peddling in India. Animal breeders, pet shops and aquariums are hotspots for wildlife business in the country.''

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