News for 'humane-society-international'

Ahimsa Fellowship: How To Earn A Rs 20K Stipend

Ahimsa Fellowship: How To Earn A Rs 20K Stipend

Rediff.com17 Jun 2025

The Ahimsa Fellowship 2025 is an 8-month full-time opportunity for graduates designed to create a network of effective animal protection leaders.

India bans import of cosmetics tested on animals

India bans import of cosmetics tested on animals

Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

Months after announcing a ban on testing of cosmetics on animals, India has banned import of such products and become the first "cruelty-free" cosmetics zone in South Asia.

Kerala floods: Rescue workers risk lives to save stranded pets

Kerala floods: Rescue workers risk lives to save stranded pets

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The Hyderabad-based Humane Society International/India has set up an emergency helpline to coordinate animal rescue throughout Kerala. It is collaborating with Compassion Unlimited Plus Action, based in Bangalore, for rescue efforts in Karnataka's hill district of Coorg.

Shocking! Man throws dog off the roof, NGO offers reward to find him

Shocking! Man throws dog off the roof, NGO offers reward to find him

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Horrifying video of man throwing a dog from rooftop surfaces, a NGO offers reward to trace him, reports T S Sudhir.

How Chennai identified the dog-thrower

How Chennai identified the dog-thrower

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

The video was reportedly shot two weeks ago. How it got leaked is still a mystery. The police has requested the parents of the two students to ask them to surrender.

IOC says no 'healthy' dogs being killed in Sochi

IOC says no 'healthy' dogs being killed in Sochi

Rediff.com6 Feb 2014

Olympic chiefs tried to ease concern about the fate of stray dogs in Sochi on Wednesday, saying only sick and dying animals were being destroyed before the city hosts the Winter Games.

Can such people be doctors you would trust?

Can such people be doctors you would trust?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

Two medical students, who hurled a dog from a terrace, and filmed the incident, were on Wednesday arrested after the shocking video went viral drawing outrage. But they got bail in less than five minutes because the law lacks bite, says T S Sudhir