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  2. No-kill shelter - Wikipedia

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    India. India has the world's oldest no-kill traditions. The earliest instances of high volume spaying/neutering of stray dogs were done in India. In 1994, the city of Mumbai agreed to handle dog control on a no-kill basis. In 1998, the Indian government announced the goal of the whole country becoming no-kill by 2005.

  3. Pepper spray - Wikipedia

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    Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin as the active ingredient that irritates the eyes to cause burning and pain sensations, as well as temporary blindness. Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, temporarily taking ...

  4. Bharat Bill Payment System - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .bharatbillpay .com. Bharat Bill Payment System ( BBPS) is an integrated bill payment system in India offering interoperable and accessible bill payment service to customers through a network of agents of registered members as Agent Institutions (AI), enabling multiple payment modes, and providing instant confirmation of payment. [1]

  5. Maneka Gandhi - Wikipedia

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    Source: Government of India. Maneka Gandhi (also spelled Menaka; née Anand) (born 26 August 1956) is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She is a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the widow of Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi.

  6. World Spay Day - Wikipedia

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    World Spay Day. World Spay Day advocates spaying, or neutering, advocating it "as a proven means of saving the lives of companion animals, community (feral and stray) cats, and street dogs who might otherwise be put down in a shelter or killed on the street." [1] It is an event held on the last Tuesday in February each year.

  7. Afghan Hound - Wikipedia

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    The Afghan Hound is a hound distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat, and a tail with a ring curl at the end. The breed originates in the cold mountains of Afghanistan. Its local name is Sag-e Tāzī ( Dari: سگ تازی) or Tāžī Spay ( Pashto: تاژي سپی ). Other names for this breed are Tāzī, Balkh Hound, Baluchi Hound, and ...

  8. Jan Salter - Wikipedia

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    The government poisoned more than 10,000 street dogs every year with strychnine to attempt to reduce their population. While travelling in India in 2003, Salter visited an organisation called "Help in Suffering" in Jaipur that used spay/neuter surgeries to reduce the street dog population, an approach that was in its infancy in the developing ...

  9. Animal rights by country or territory - Wikipedia

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    The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption, [citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states. [citation needed] Cow is the national animal of Nepal and cow slaughter is a punishable offense as per the prevailing law.