Your dog could land you in jail! Goa’s new 2025 law cracks down on ferocious breeds, here’s what pet owners must knowThe Goa government is set to introduce the Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication (Regulation and Compensation) Bill, 2025, to address risin...
10 Jul, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
5 career options for animal loversRising awareness of animal welfare in India has led to diverse career opportunities for animal enthusiasts in professions such as veterinar...
18 Mar, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Pet project, caring when we're gone: Indians are taking to companionship beyond their own speciesThe pet population in India is increasing. It is expected to reach over 50 million by 2026. People are treating pets like family members. I...
08 Nov, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
Where there's a will, there's a way to care for pet 'heirs'Late industrialist Ratan Tata's will providing for his pet dog Tito is igniting a trend of making provisions for pets in wills among Indian...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.40 AM IST
Ratan Tata’s will for his dog could spark a 'Pawsome' trend in pet care legaciesRatan Tata's will for his pet dog Tito may lead to more pet owners planning for their pets' care in their wills. Though pets can't inherit ...
01 Nov, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Hooking CSR to a cause of choiceThe CSR law is designed to serve the larger good - broadly UN's millennium development goals - through self-interest. It is a softer touch ...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Pets not disposable commodities; fine for abandoning animals should rise from Rs 50Abandoning pets, especially dogs and cats, is a punishable offense under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 in India. However, t...
29 Sep, 2023, 01.58 AM IST
Another dog attack case reported: German Shepherd bites Zomato delivery boy on his private parts in MumbaiThis is the third dog bite incident to have been reported this week. In the first incident, a pet dog attacked a kid inside the lift. In th...
10 Sep, 2022, 02.08 PM IST
India has 80 million homeless dogs, cats, has highest levels of abandonment: Mars Petcare reportIndia's data highlighted several challenges like housing limitations, financial limitations, practical barriers, and lack of behavioural aw...
25 Nov, 2021, 09.20 PM IST
Travelling with your pet? Keep these rules in mindAround 3,000 pet dogs and a thousand cats have boarded or alighted international carriers in 2018-19.
02 Dec, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
Tinder Pledged free in-app inventory to women-led businesses: Meet PetKonnect and Civis.Vote and the women behind themReforming the pet-care industry in India and making citizens’ voices heard on laws and regulations, Devanshi Shah and Antaraa Vasudev are r...
29 May, 2020, 08.28 PM IST
Beverages fear pain as government steps up to push out single use plasticCompanies are seeking clarity on whether possible ban on single-use plastics will extend to PET bottles.
06 Sep, 2019, 06.42 PM IST
Pets in restaurants good idea if trained to behave well with other guestsOn trips to The Fat Chef in Whitefield, though, Ashar can forget the treats. Premium restaurants in Bengaluru are increasingly welcoming pe...
17 Oct, 2015, 05.11 AM IST
Govt to soon frame rules to regulate pet shops in the countryThe government will soon frame rules to regulate business activities related to pet shops, dog breeding and aquarium fish breeding in the c...
11 Oct, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
- Three Mudhol hounds being bred illegally rescued
Humane Society International (HSI)/ India has rescued three Mudhol Hounds from appalling conditions from a dog breeder in Hyderabad. The do...
03 Sep, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
- Govt prepares draft guidelines on sale of pets
Buying and selling of pets in the country will soon be regulated as the government has prepared a set of guidelines to ensure compassionate...
07 May, 2010, 04.47 PM IST
- Illegal pet trade thrives
Waking up to this menace of pet shops operating illegally, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has now asked the state govts to chalk out a polic...
23 Jun, 2009, 01.17 PM IST