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The pandemic is only a trailer of the havoc they can cause humanity
Last January, China reported it’s first death from the novel coronavirus. And soon enough, the Wuhan wet market became infamous across the world, as the possible source of the virus that jumped species from bat to humans.
Wet markets sell live, sometimes wild and endangered animals as well, to cater to those that seek exotic meat. A year on, a team from the World Health Organization is in China to trace the origin of the virus.
This takes place even as India deals with bird-flu, and poultry farms kill their birds to break the transmission-chain. Such scenes have been witnessed from across the world, following the “mad-cow” disease, swine-flu, and so on. Farm animals including cows and pigs were culled, calling into question practices at these farms. A new study into aquaculture by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and All Creatures Great and Sm
Waiting for Next Outbreak? Fish Farms Across India Found Highly Contaminated and Full of Waste
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The rising scare of bird flu has acted as a boon for fish farmers in several states in India with wary consumers turning to seafood and meat alternatives to replace chicken and eggs from their diet. But is the fish you are eating safe?
An investigative study conducted across 241 fish farms across 10 Indians states has found evidence of high degrees of lead and cadmium in fish farms and other evidence of severe violations in public health and food safety standards as well as environmental animal welfare.
Study finds metal pollution in aquaculture farms
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January 15, 2021 17:33 IST
Threat of anti-microbial resistance looms large with the profligate use of antibiotics and insecticides for cultivation.
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Threat of anti-microbial resistance looms large with the profligate use of antibiotics and insecticides for cultivation. A study of aquaculture farms across 10 States, which account for the bulk of India’s production, has found “hazardous” levels of metals such as lead and cadmium in all of them. Profligate use of antibiotics and insecticides for cultivation and the threat of anti-microbial resistance have contributed making aquaculture a “ticking time bomb,” according to the authors of the study commissioned by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and All Creatures Great and Small (ACGS).
Chennai, Jan 7: Over 50 doctors and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India appealed to the Tamil Nadu government to immediately withdraw the permission for the annual bull taming event 'Jallikattu'.