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Cattle feeding in a gaushala

Cattle and shelters

Central support for gaushalas and shelters, restored grazing land, and an end to live animal export.

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Rose-ringed parakeet on a branch

Birds

A complete prohibition of the bird trade, so that birds stay free to fly.

Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Elephants drinking in Etosha National Park, Namibia

Wildlife

We asked the UN Secretary-General to act against the mass culling of elephants in Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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Fishing boats in an Indian harbour

Marine life

We objected to licences for recreational fishing "for sports or pleasure" in the Marine Fisheries Bill, 2021.

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Jeevan Dhan Raksha Abhiyaan · July 2026

Nine national demands placed before Members of Parliament

  1. National animal health and shelter mission
  2. Stronger Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
  3. National ban on glue traps
  4. Complete prohibition of bird trade
  5. No sacrifice or open slaughter outside licensed slaughterhouses
  6. Ban on night transport of animals
  7. Ban on live animal export
  8. Compassion education in schools
  9. Grazing lands and central aid for shelters

Key representations

What we have asked for

  1. August 2026: a ban on the sale of glue traps online and in markets, sought from the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry, the Central Consumer Protection Authority and the Government of Gujarat.
  2. September 2024: the United Nations asked to issue an advisory against culling and to support non-lethal alternatives.
  3. June 2023: withdrawal of the draft Livestock and Livestock Products Bill sought, objecting to animals being treated as a commodity for export.
  4. June 2022: removal of the provision licensing recreational fishing sought from the Union Ministry and the Animal Welfare Board of India.