Tag: PETA
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Can your clothes save the planet?
The water in South India's Palar river was described by one reporter as "practically sludge", as it is highly contaminated with tannery pollution.
March 23, 2023 -
Peta seeks honour for Raju Srivastava
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has written to union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy, Parshottam Rupala, requesting him to honour late comedian Raju Srivastava for his contribution in prohibiting illegal spiked bits which are used to control horses.
September 22, 2022 -
Paul McCartney pens letter requesting help for abused Indian elephant
On behalf of PETA India, he wrote a letter to the Indian government asking for the rescue of the elephant kept at a temple in Tamil Nadu, India. PETA said inspectors from its Indian arm recently visited Jeymalyatha for a veterinarian inspection.
September 15, 2022 -
PETA reiterates demand for ban on dog breeds
This comes on the heels of other recent pit bull attacks -- in Meerut, where a teenager was critically injured by a pit bull; in Lucknow, where an elderly woman was mauled to death by a pit bull.
September 9, 2022 -
Ranveer Singh invited by PETA to again pose nude for their ‘Try Vegan’ campaign
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India invited Ranveer Singh to do a nude photoshoot for them.
August 5, 2022 -
Sonakshi Sinha stands against use of leather as she campaigns for PETA
Now, recently it has launched a campaign that has featured Sonakshi Sinha in it.
April 27, 2022 -
PETA erects billboard memorialising chickens killed in poultry farm blaze in TN
PETA India vegan outreach coordinator Kiran Ahuka in a statement said: " The fear and pain these gentle chickens endured as they were engulfed in smoke and flames is hard to imagine."
April 6, 2022 -
PETA India urges government to rescue Indian student and his pet dog from war-hit Ukraine
PETA has sent an urgent letter to Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala requesting that he issue an urgent no-objection certificate and ensure safe transport for both the dog and Kaushik to India.
February 28, 2022 -
Enforce cockfighting ban, Centre tells Andhra as PETA cries foul
"Roosters used in cockfights are fitted with razor-sharp spurs and knives that tear through flesh and bone, causing agonising and fatal injuries to them as well as sometimes to handlers and spectators," says PETA Chief Advocacy Officer Khushboo Gupta.
January 13, 2022 -
PETA to ‘barbecue’ dog to create awareness
The shocking visual, using a dog prop, will send out the message that all animals are made of flesh, blood, and bone and that every body has the same capacity to feel pain and a variety of emotions.
November 23, 2021 -
Shut pig farms to prevent Nipah epidemic: PETA to Kerala govt
PETA India's request to Kerala on Tuesday comes within two months of the group installing a warning billboard in Delhi about the meat industry's link to the spread of bird flu
September 22, 2021 -
PETA asks PM to declare 2 Oct as National meat-free day
PETA India notes in its letter that ditching meat also reduces the risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, helps fight climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions; and even helps prevent future pandemics. COVID-19 is largely believed by experts to have stemmed or spread from a live-animal meat market, and SARS, swine flu, and bird flu have also been linked to confining and killing animals for food.
September 13, 2021 -
When a distraction became activism
When the Taliban controlled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, they had imposed the wearing of the burqa, requirement of a male ‘guardian’ in public spheres, prohibition to work, interdiction to pursue higher education, risk of sexual violence, and forced marriages of young girls to the Taliban fighters
September 1, 2021 -
PETA urges DCGI to replace calf serum method in Covaxin production
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, on Thursday, requested the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to replace Newborn Calf Serum (NBCS) with an animal-free chemical solution, in the production of the Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. PETA India’s request comes a day after the Central government clarified that Covaxin does not contain newborn...
June 17, 2021 -
PETA India’s EV chariot design to replace elephants at Amer Fort
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, soon after the recommendations, collaborated with leading design company Desmania Design to create a modern electric vehicle.
January 29, 2021 -
PETA urges Modi to shut slaughterhouses, meat shops on Gandhi Jayanti
PETA India said eating animal-based foods wreaks havoc on human health which stands in direct contrast to the purpose of the Central government's 'Eat Right India' and 'Fit India Movement' initiatives.
September 28, 2020 -
PETA writes to UP government, seeks ban on online trade of pet animals
It also urged the government to keep pet shops and dog breeders, not duly registered with the state animal welfare boards, closed.
June 12, 2020