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Caiman young in toothpaste boxes seized at Bombay airport

September 29, 20243 min

Customs officers at Bombay’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airport seized five caiman babies from two passengers who arrived on a Vistara flight from Bangkok, Thailand, late on Friday. The reptiles were found hidden in toothpaste boxes in the passengers’ cabin baggage. The reptiles, about 5-7 inches in length each, appeared to be dehydrated and distressed, according to a report from the Press Trust of India news agency. They were examined and treated by veterinarians from the...

by Staff Reporter

Curious Tales

Stray dog barking at odd hour helps woman escape clutches of would-be rapist

July 12, 20243 min

This little report is likely to bother those who hate stray dogs, keep complaining about their barking at odd hours, and want them removed, relocated, or destroyed. The barking of a stray dog in a deserted, unlit bylane in Vasai town, about 60 km from Bombay, well past midnight startled a would-be rapist long enough to enable his intended victim to escape from his grasp, according to the local police. The incident took place at...

by Preeti Srivastav

All About Pets Features Profiles

Hitesh Swali, straight-talking vet who believes in keeping it simple

June 17, 202417 min

There is no surprise when one meets a veterinarian who says he, or increasingly she, loves animals. Indeed, most people tend to think a veterinarian must necessarily love animals. But Hitesh Swali, well-known practitioner in Bombay’s western suburbs, is not that veterinarian. Dr Swali is a fan of Dr Asthana aka Maamu, the immensely popular character from Rajkumar Hirani’s superhit directorial debut film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003). Like Dr Asthana, he believes doctors must be...

by Staff Reporter

Curious Tales

Bombay High Court refuses to stay circular on animal sacrifice for Eid

June 16, 20248 min

The Bombay High Court last week refused to grant an interim stay on operation of a circular issued on May 29 by the Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika, or Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, permitting animal sacrifice at 67 private mutton shops and 47 municipal markets on Eid-al-Adha or Bakri Eid on Monday, newspapers reported. A division bench of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Kamal R. Khata was on Thursday hearing a plea filed by the Jiv...

by Sandy Pawpaw

Curious Tales

Strange case of the ‘illegal’ zoo in the heart of Bombay

June 10, 20247 min

Did you know? A private ‘zoo’ spread over 2,000 square metres and holding exotic animals and reptiles operates in the heart of Bombay, near the historic Shivaji Park. The Marine Aqua Zoo, which has been in commercial operation since 2022, claims to be recognized by the Central Zoo Authority. The claim was debunked by The Indian Express newspaper which filed a request for information under the Right To Information Act with the Central Zoo Authority....

by Staff Reporter

Curious Tales

Plane hit: 39 flamingos killed as Emirates aircraft flies through flock

May 23, 20246 min

As many as 39 flamingos were killed in Bombay after an Emirates flight from Dubai coming in to land at the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport flew into a flock of the birds. The Boeing 777 aircraft, with more than 300 passengers on board, made a safe landing. The birds had no such luck. “The aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew disembarked without injury,” a spokesperson for the airline told BBC. “However,...

by Staff Reporter

All About Pets

Royal Canin opens its first pet food packaging plant in India

May 4, 20244 min

Pet food manufacturer Royal Canin opened Asia’s second largest fully operational packaging plant at Bhiwandi, about 50 km from Bombay, at an investment of ₹100 crore last week, the French company said in a press release. The state-of-the-art packaging centre, marking Royal Canin’s maiden venture in India, is equipped with automatic packing machines and essential utilities to convert bulk products into retail packs tailored to meet the requirements of Indian pet owners, the company said....

by A Correspondent

Wild & Wonderful

Proposal to build modern aquarium at Bombay zoo revived

March 24, 20246 min

The Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika, or the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, has for the second time floated a tender to build a dome-shaped walk-through aquarium at the city zoo at Byculla, The Times of India newspaper reported recently. The aquarium is proposed to be built at a cost of Rs65 crore directly opposite the penguin enclosure at the zoo, officially called Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan va Prani Sangrahalay but popularly known as Rani Baug after...

by Staff Reporter

All About Pets

Woman feeding stray animals accused of hurting religious sentiments

March 23, 20243 min

In most cities in India, quarrels between humans who take their constitutional duty to look after animals seriously and those who think of the action as a nuisance are common. Now, one self-proclaimed social worker in South Bombay has taken the matter to a new level by claiming that a woman who feeds animals in her area was doing so to hurt religious sentiments. Following the social worker’s complaint, officers of the Gamdevi police station...