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The Difference Between Cow Protection Vigilantes and Animal Rights Activists
Stories of acts of violence by Gau Rakshaks – in the name of non-violence towards animals (specifically cows) – have gripped the Indian public’s attention. In the midst of the tragic death of a Muslim...
View ArticleJoin the Fight to Stop Illegal Slaughter Across India!
The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations’ Stop Illegal Slaughter campaign was started to put an end to the endless injustice and violations to animals consumed as food. The campaign...
View ArticleWhat the Animal Rights Movement Can Do with India’s New Animal Protection Rules
Much to the joy of the animal rights community of India, the MoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)’s recent release of four new rules under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
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5 Tips to Improve First Aid for Street Animals
Here’s a story from the streets of Varanasi, India, which offers a shining example of how best practices of First-Aid can go a long way toward helping animals on the streets effectively and...
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Animal Rights Campaign Sets National Record in India!
The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations’ Living Free campaign has set a record for holding the largest awareness drive for animal rights in Indian history! Featured in the Limca Book...
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Beyond ABC: Tackling Human-Dog Conflict in India
In India, there are approximately 25 million dogs, most of whom are either strays or partly owned but free-roaming. Like it or not, dogs and people have to co-exist in our cities and villages, and...
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The Powerful Mechanics of Undercover Investigations in Building Up a Movement
“No one must shut his eyes and regard as nonexistent the suffering of which he spared himself the sight.” (Albert Schweitzer) The suffering of animals in dairies, in research labs, in homes, in...
View ArticleShelters in Shackles: Time to implement sustainable models to care for street...
The Noida Authority Animal Shelter (previously the Noida Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has been a safe space for the care and rehabilitation of over 1200 abandoned, diseased or abused...
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Cattle-Ogue: Unveiling the Truth of the Indian Dairy Industry
In what is possibly the largest ever undercover investigation of dairies in India, FIAPO has laid bare the complete absence of regulation in the dairy industry, which continues to wreak violence on...
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Animal Personhood: Time to Push for Animals’ Rights in India
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” (Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation) India’s rich and varied heritage has long promoted...
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Three Indian States Compelled to #EndExploitativeDairies!
The new year has already seen some good news for abused dairy animals in India! The states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana have all issued guidelines for management of dairies to district...
View ArticleAadhaar and Jallikattu: Bittersweet Victory for Bulls in India
The Madurai District administration’s recent decision to make Aadhaar identification mandatory for all bull tamers participating in Jallikattu could not have come at a better time. With annual...
View ArticleHow India’s Union Budget fails to address animal rights
After months of speculation and forecasting, the 2018 budget of the current Indian government has finally been presented. As the Union finance minister began his speech, it was clear that more than...
View ArticleThe Intersectionality of Women’s and Animal Rights
Thursday, March 8th was International Women’s Day, with communications abuzz recognising women’s equality with men, and noting the contributions of women leaders in many fields. In the animal...
View ArticleFIAPO calls for legal animal personhood in India
Animals are the largest community of sentient beings, yet are exploited for the sole purpose of human consumption. Be it for fashion or food, medicine or sport, the one thread that ties all cruelty...
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Good Laws, Bad Implementation: The State of Animal Protection in India
India’s animal protection community welcomed the recent conviction of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 1998 blackbuck killing case, with the high court passing a sentence of five years in prison...
View ArticleIndia’s Animal Welfare community displays its strength, stops mass livestock...
The natural order suggests that animals are not meant to be in cages, and that they are not meant to be tied down by ropes or human expectations. India is full of animals, from the humble street dog to...
View ArticleDeclaration of the Rights of Elephants: A Call for Elephant Personhood in India
The Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO) is excited to share with you a landmark moment for animals in India: the first ever Declaration of the Rights of Elephants! We have made...
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India’s Tigers in Crisis
Wildlife in India has been in a state of crisis since the time of the Mughals, when killing tigers, who were then considered merciless blood-sucking beasts, was the biggest trophy. Emperor Jalal-ud-Din...
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Campaign Improves Conditions for over 70,000 Birds in Single Indian City
Background: the shameful “normal” lives of animals raised for slaughter Thousands of animals are slaughtered illegally every day in India with unchecked cruelty. Animals brought for slaughter are often...
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