Is sacrifice/slaughter of cows allowed on Bakr-Id in India? Is it a personal choice? What does the India law say? The Supreme Court of India, in the matters of M. H. Qureshi vs. State of Bihar reported in AIR 1958 SC 731, and State of West Bengal & Ors. vs. Ashutosh Lahiri and Others reported in AIR 1995 SC 464, and the Calcutta High Court in the matters of Rajesh Yadav & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal & Ors., and Kedarnath Brahmachari & Ors. vs. The State of WestRead More

Life has so much to teach us that sometimes it becomes difficult to judge if there is anything else other than learning in life. Today I saw astounding qualities in supposedly the two lesser beings of our society, the poor humans and the poor animals. The first picture shows a dog I met today on my morning walk. I had accidentally strolled farther than usual and saw this dog with three legs. The front one had been amputated. I felt pity for the poor soul who was sitting there as seenRead More

Narration by Amit Parmar (Vile Parle, Mumbai): I adopted Lucky, an Indian stray dog around 6.5 months ago, when he was a 3 month old pup. I adopted him from Malika in Dadar, with help of Charu Shah, who is a friend and works for animal welfare. From the beginning Lucky was an alert pup and a pampered one at that. He has always been very good with kids and everyday he plays with the kids in the building. When he goes out for his walks with me or any family member,Read More

Irene Muschel, a New York based animal rights activist has something important to say. And she has a fantastic way of saying it. She uses large murals that cover the whole building! Irene started putting up murals to educate the poor about spay/neuter and related animal care (Its interesting to see the contrast for in India pets have abysmal spay/neuter rates as most pet owners don’t even consider that as an option). Of her 2 murals she has put up – the one shown here is in NYC and is onRead More

“Romancing the Bastards” is about animals Amit Chaudhary has known (dogs included). For those who know him, know him for his rapier sharp wit and chiseled words. For those who don’t Amit Chaudhery has held country CEO and CXO positions for several Indian and multinational corporations including Motorola, Text 100, ITC Limited, Amway and consults for a California based communications firm, ROI Communications. Chaudhery’s second life is that of an absentee farmer, writer, speaker, controlled vagabond and activist. NB: This text is excerpted from ‘Romancing the Bastards’ by Amit Chaudhery. No partRead More