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Gujarat Assembly passes Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Gujarat Assembly has passed the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to amend Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954. The amendment bill makes the existing law stricter and provides for harsher punishment and higher penalties to prevent cow slaughter in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Karnataka passes Bill to allow Kambala and bullock-cart racing
Karnataka Assembly has passed Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2017 to allow kambala, the traditional buffalo race and bullock-cart racing. The bill seeks to exempt kambala and bullock-cart racing from the ambit of Prevention of Cruelty to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Karnataka government to amend law for conducting kambala
The Karnataka government has decided to bring an amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960 for conducting traditional sports of Kambala and bull-cart race in the State. State Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah approved ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes Jallikattu Bill
The special session of Tamil Nadu Assembly has unanimously passed Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment), Act, 2017 to lift Supreme Court imposed ban on the traditional sport of Jallikattu. The bill will now replace the ordinance promulgated ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Government releases draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2016
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released draft notification of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing Rules), 2016. The objective of the Rules is to make dog breeders and their marketers accountable ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Union Government issues Notification of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2016
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the draft notification for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2016 to regulate pet shops The objective of these proposed new rules is to make ..