With the awareness of cruelty of animals increasing, a number of organizations sprang up to prevent it. In addition to the main ones, there were a number of small ones in various parts of the country chipping in. Due to lack of support from governments many were funded by donations and lots of non-profit agencies […]
Just like humans, animals are in need of protection as well. With the serious maltreatments and discriminations that animals are encountering with humans, it is best to give them the proper animal protection that their species needed. Some of the covered serious threats under animal protection are the urban sprawling, habitat degradation, trapping and indiscriminate […]
Wild animals are those animals which are not trained or domesticated by the humans. Species native to the United States are termed as wild life or wild animals. Non-native species are called exotic animals.
Some species like elephants, tigers, giant pandas, whales, dolphins, marine turtles and great apes are some of the endangered species. These species […]
Animal protection act, 1984 South Africa was passed to consolidate and amend the laws existing in relation to the prevention of cruelty to animals. It was much more stringent than the one already in force. All animals, be it domestic, wild, birds and reptiles which are in captivity, possession, charge, custody or under the control […]
Animal protection services first gained currency in the 19th century in England, where similar themes of humanitarian sentiment that made it fashionable to abhor things like slavery and promotion of women’s right to vote were also gaining popularity. The year was 1822 when Colonel Richard Martin sponsored a bill in the commons that forbid cruelty […]