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Its also reported that approximately nine per cent of all TB transmission is from non-human animals to humans and the percentage is even higher among children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stop spread of TB from infected elephants to humans in Amber fort:...

Group says Modi's TB-Free India by 2025 can't be achieved without dealing with TB-infected elephants near Jaipur.

18 Jun 2018 3:02 PM IST

The video has been shared over a thousand times on social media (Photo: Facebook)

Cops filmed trying to catch angry alligator outside supermarket in...

The alligator was caught and is now in custody of Texas Parks and Wildlife.

29 Jun 2018 4:36 PM IST

Its important to study dogs because the canine heart is a remarkably similar model to the human cardiovascular system (Photo: Pixabay)

DNA changes that made dogs man's best friend identified

Researchers have been comparing dog and wolf DNA to try and identify the genes involved in domestication.

28 Jun 2018 3:30 PM IST

Results showed that domestication has had a major effect, with the amygdala, the area that senses fear, smaller in domestic rabbits. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pet rabbits less afraid of people because their brains have shrunk

Study finds that domestication has caused the brains of rabbits to be reshaped.

27 Jun 2018 5:05 PM IST

Sunny Leone is latest to use PETA India's cruelty-free logo for new...

Leone's make-up line, Star Struck by Sunny Leone, will now be featured on PETA India's 'Companies That Don't Test on...

27 Jun 2018 2:52 PM IST

A vet said that the house was hazardous and dogs cant live there (Photo: Pixabay)

Hoarder woman found dead in her house surrounded by 82 chihuahuas

Her pets were packed in every corner of the house and even came out of kitchen appliances when officials arrived.

25 Jun 2018 6:49 PM IST

The snakelets would be released in their natural habitat (Photo: YouTube)

Horrified family in Odisha discover 111 baby cobras in their house

Villagers however claimed that the man, Bijay Bhuyan was aware of the presence of snakes there an used to worship them.

25 Jun 2018 6:01 PM IST

Sometimes they scavenge dead fish that float ashore, or smaller animals on the outcrops (Photo: AFP)

Fishermen feed canines on islands full of dogs near Karachi

Fishermen believe the dogs were transported to islands by villagers along the coastal areas seeking to save them from...

25 Jun 2018 2:48 PM IST

The animals are currently recovering at the Forest Departments facility and will soon be transferred to an animal orphanage in Pune for rehabilitation.

Sick parakeets, unhealthy monkey held illegally, rescued from Mumbai...

PETA India, Forest Department work together to save ailing wild animals held illegally in individual's home.

23 Jun 2018 12:13 PM IST

PETA India will be urging Director General of Police, Chattisgarh, to take disciplinary action against the officers if theyre found guilty of committing the crime.

5 Chattisgarh policemen booked for killing endangered civet cat

A Preliminary Offence Report (POR) has been filed against the cruel perpetrators under 9 and 51 of the Wildlife...

23 Jun 2018 9:59 AM IST

First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. (Photo: PTI)

India speeds up environmental approvals for industry growth, alarms...

Environment ministry under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170...

23 Jun 2018 9:19 AM IST

The prawns in the study were all from Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth, and their feeding behaviour was tested using parcels of brine shrimp. (Photo: PIxabay)

Prawns have personalities too!

It turns out that some of them are recklessly adventurous while others have yet to come out of their shell.

1 Jun 2018 5:01 PM IST