Tag: animal cruelty
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Need for Introducing a Separate Symbol for Dairy Products
Information about the Issue In India, the food labeling policy is regulated by the Food Safety And Standards (Packaging And Labelling) Regulations, 2011. The Regulations provide that there should be a distinct declaration on the pre-packaged foods about their vegetarian (through green dot) or non-vegetarian (through brown dots) content in the form of visible marks.…
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Prevention of Animal Cruelty: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
By Lakshmi Kailasan, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi. Prevention of animal cruelty is not merely about debating over whether one is a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian and neither is it about determining an animal’s right on the basis of its religious relevance. In the wake of the inhumane acts committed against these creatures,…
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The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act: An Insight
By Rishabh Mishra, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. ‘The Question Is Not, Can They Reason? Nor, Can They Talk? But, Can They Suffer?’ -Jeremy Bentham The evolution of the intellectual faculties of humans has placed them in a position of dominance over other species. The ability to reason as a human has very…