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  271 animals seized ahead of Nepal ritual sacrifice

  India | Nov 20, 2014, 01:37 PM IST

  Patna: The authorities in Bihar have arrested 47 people and confiscated 271 animals along the India-Nepal border ahead of animal sacrifice in Nepal's Gadhimai festival, an animal protection group said here Thursday.Humane Society International (HSI)

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  India bans import of cosmetics tested on animals

  India | Oct 15, 2014, 08:50 AM IST

  New Delhi: 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.Humane Society International, an NGO which