Live Mint story on India’s cosmetic testing ban on animals?

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/J3YlCNo63kxWZRxj28s2XK/India-bans-testing-of-cosmetics-on-animals.html India bans testing of cosmetics on animals Move welcomed by activists, cosmetics makers; country joins several countries that already have such bans in place Nikita Mehta |  Suneera Tandon First Published: Fri, Jun 28 2013. 11 09 PM IST According to a 2012 report by Assocham, India’s cosmetics market has been growing at an annual pace … Continue reading Live Mint story on India’s cosmetic testing ban on animals?

BREAKING: India bans cosmetic testing on animals!?

http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.handleViewInBrowser.do?ea.campaigner.email=QSRBCDgcLMeeeczPCTai4GQG3ozch3RR&broadcastId=29571&templateId=21312Dear Anando, We did it! Our Be Cruelty-Free campaign has just scored another landmark victory for lab animals -- a ban on all animal testing for cosmetics in India! After more than a year of intensive campaigning and policy negotiations by HSI/India, the Drug Controller General has approved the complete removal of any mention of animal … Continue reading BREAKING: India bans cosmetic testing on animals!?

Brotherhood of the Universal Life by Hiranmay Karlekar?

Swami Vivekananda had said that even the smallest animal is the same “as I am, he has the same soul as I have”. Have we already forgotten his thoughts? According to recent media reports, a study, published in the American Journal of Primatology, attributes five dimensions to chimpanzee personalities with a possible sixth, methodicalness requiring further … Continue reading Brotherhood of the Universal Life by Hiranmay Karlekar?

URGENT: Animals in Uttarakhand need help—please spread the word?

The animals of Uttrakhand need your help. They are starving with absolutely no vegetation available. Govindghat and Gaurikund have a massive congregation of mules, more than 2,000 of which are missing or dead and an equal number are injured or dying. Gauri Mulekhi is taking a relief team with supplies to Gaurikund near Kedarnath. Govindghat … Continue reading URGENT: Animals in Uttarakhand need help—please spread the word?

Dog breeder caught in Thane

http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=46649&boxid=12044&ed_date=2013-06-08&ed_code=820037&ed_page=1 Dog breeder caught in Thane Varsha Dugar @varshadugar Naupada: Four dogs rescued on May 31 by Naupada police can considered themselves fortunate for being saved from a breeder’s clutches. But most dogs are not that lucky.Youth Organisation in Defence of Animals (YODA) and Naupada police laid a trap and rescued two Labrador and two … Continue reading Dog breeder caught in Thane

Did the Chennai NGOs including Blue Cross of India, SPCA and PFA fight the Chennai Mayors order for creating dog pounds? And are they fighting it now?

http://www.strays.in/index.php/2013/06/did-the-chennai-ngos-including-blue-cross-of-india-spca-and-pfa-fight-the-chennai-mayors-order-for-creating-dog-pounds-and-are-they-fighting-it-now/Dog pounds are not what the doctor ordered for Indian Dogs. Animal Birth Control Rules are. Typical state governments that give abysmal healthcare to its citizens through government hospitals, and incarcerates prisoners in squalor, and can’t manage any level of even a ABC programs in Jammu & Kashmir & Kerala can’t but re-produce the type of ‘dog … Continue reading Did the Chennai NGOs including Blue Cross of India, SPCA and PFA fight the Chennai Mayors order for creating dog pounds? And are they fighting it now?

Omar Abdullah dog hater

{gallery}omardoghater{/gallery} Omar Abdullah and me exchange barbs on the stray dog issue. Just a while ago on Twittter.See how insensitive and anti-dog he wants to be in the false hope of a few votes.Regards,JAVED IQBAL

disgusting ad in TOI today! on ileadindia

{gallery}leadindiatoi{/gallery}Their Response-------------------------Dear Anando,With reference to the Times of India ad which spoke of ‘stray dogs’ as a menace, our intention was for people to view this as an issue and find a solution which involves taking care of the stray dogs.We are sorry that this communication has been misconstrued. We thank you for your feedback … Continue reading disgusting ad in TOI today! on ileadindia