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Training course available for animal-free testing of cosmetics

December 2, 20246 min

A new online Master Class course to train scientists in testing cosmetics and chemicals without using animals is being hailed as a game-changer for cruelty-free testing. Featuring real-world case studies to walk scientists through animal-free testing step by step, the curriculum launched by the Animal-Free Safety Assessment collaboration has attracted over 1,200 participants from nearly 70 countries since its debut in 2023, highlighting a global interest in innovative, ethical testing methods, the Humane Society International...

by Staff Reporter

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Global vet medicine market seen growing to $85 billion by 2031

December 1, 202411 min

The global veterinary medicine market, valued at $46.51 billion in 2023, or about Rs3.92 lakh crore at the current exchange rate, is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 7.77% to reach $85.05 billion, or about Rs7.18 lakh crore, by 2031, according to a new marketing research report. This growth in the vet medicine market is attributed to the rising awareness of animal health and welfare, coupled with increased adoption of companion...

by Staff Reporter

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9 in 10 Aussies talk to their pets as they would to a human

November 30, 20244 min

Do you speak to your dog or cat as if it were a human being? If your answer is yes, take heart. You are not alone. A survey carried out in Australia among dog and cat owners found that more than 90% talk to their pets as if they were simply another member of the family. The poll of 1,000 Australians from pet insurer Budget Direct found that about 59% said they regularly talk to...

by Staff Reporter

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PETA offers temple robotic elephant after live animal kills 2

November 29, 20247 min

In a horrific, but not unusual, incident on November 18, a temple elephant in Tamil Nadu trampled her mahout and a relative of the attendant to death. It is unclear what triggered the elephant’s anger. But the India chapter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has offered to gift a robotic elephant to the Subramania Swamy temple in Tiruchendur town in return for Deivanai’s release from custody and rehabilitation at a sanctuary, “where...

by Sandy Pawpaw

All About Pets

NY’s Xmas gift: No more buying pups, kittens in pet shops

November 27, 20249 min

The retail sale of pet animals in shops will be prohibited by law throughout the state of New York, USA, from December 15, CBS News reported. The Puppy Mill Pipeline Act, which was passed by the state legislature in December 2022 and signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on December 16, applies to dogs, cats, and rabbits. It will still be legal to adopt pets through humane societies, animal rescues, and licensed breeders. On Thursday, the...

by Staff Reporter

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Clothing giants H&M and C&A abjure use of down, leather

November 25, 202410 min

Animal welfare organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has welcomed the decision of clothing retailers H&M and C&A, respectively, to ban the use of down and the use of leather and newly plucked down in their products. A report on PETA India’s website earlier this month said C&A announced its new animal welfare policy during the publication of its latest sustainability report on October 10, while H&M—the world’s second-largest clothing retailer—confirmed to PETA...

by Sandy Pawpaw

Curious Tales

Court refuses custody of paralysed infant monkey to saviour vet

November 21, 20245 min

The Madras High Court refused last week to grant custody of a partially paralysed infant monkey to a Coimbatore veterinarian who had found it in a critical condition and cared for it for over 10 months, the Indo-Asian News Service reported. The case is a study of how the “rules” and the bureaucracy ensure that nothing, not even the welfare of an individual, an animal in this case, stand in their way. Rejecting the petition...

by A Correspondent

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Vet’s suicide raises questions of easy access to deadly drugs

November 20, 20246 min

A well-regarded young veterinarian in Winchester, England, took his own life with a drug used to euthanize pets at least partly because he was disturbed by wealthy customers asking him to put down their animals unnecessarily, The Independent newspaper reported. The vet’s suicide has prompted a coroner to warn about the easy access to dangerous drugs in the veterinary profession. The Winchester Coroner’s Court in Hampshire was told John Ellis, 35, tricked a veterinary nurse...

by Sandy Pawpaw

Wild & Wonderful

Do your bit, don’t wait for govt, Goodall tells nature lovers

November 18, 20249 min

Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist and anthropologist, emphasized to a rapt, packed, fawning audience at the Tata Theatre in Bombay’s iconic National Centre for the Performing Arts yesterday the need for people to learn about and understand nature. Delivering the closing address at the Literature Live! 2024 event held over three days at the NCPA, the U.N. Messenger of Peace explained why this has become so important in the modern world where technology is taking people...

by A Correspondent

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43 rhesus macaques escape from U.S. lab, 32 recaptured

November 15, 20245 min

At least 43 rhesus macaques escaped last week from a research facility in South Carolina, USA, after a caretaker accidentally failed to secure the gate to their enclosure. The incident has brought into focus once again the plight of monkeys captured and/or bred for biomedical research. Until yesterday, 32 of the simians had been recaptured, but 11 are still out in the woods surrounding the research facility in Yemassee, according to a CBS News report....

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