Monkey Business in Nepal
June, 2006 Animal Nepal is concerned about the activities of the Washington National Primate Center (WNPC) and the Nepal Natural History Society. Following the Indian ban on the export of rhesus...
View ArticleStop Dog Poisoning in Nepal
In Nepal, almost all municipalities poison dogs in order to control their numbers and (feared) outbreaks of rabies. The images of ‘man’s best friend’ dying a slow and agonizing death are heart...
View ArticleStop hunting in Himalayas, Nepal
The Nepal government is planning to develop Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) as a hunting reserve. The Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN) strongly opposes this decision. KCA is a unique area which...
View ArticleStop Bull Fighting in Nepal
On February 1 and 2, 2013, a bull fight will be organised in Kathmandu by the Nepal Olympic Museum and Maghe Sankranti Fair Management Committee. Animal Welfare Network Nepal strongly condemns this...
View ArticleStop Gadimai
Can you picture 7,000 young buffaloes being rounded up and killed by a thousand drunk men carrying large knives? A festival where 200,000 animals are killed to please a goddess? This is exactly what...
View ArticleStop cruel dog killings in Nepal
In February 2013, a group of Nepalese policemen brutally killed a dog who had bitten a number of people, using a gun and bamboo sticks. Despite the fact that humane solutions like Animal Birth...
View ArticleWorship Without Cruelty
Can you imagine a live goat being thrown in a pond and torn apart by young men? Can you picture 7000 young buffaloes being rounded up and killed by a thousand drunk men carrying khukuri knives? A...
View ArticleStop animal sacrifice Nepal
In Nepal annually hundreds of thousands of animals are killed in the name of culture and religion, some in an extremely cruel manner. After 200.000 animals were killed at Gadhimai festival in 2009, the...
View ArticleAnimal Welfare Act for Nepal
Nepal is one of the few countries in the world that has no legal protection of working animals, pets and stray animals. Animal Welfare Network Nepal has drafted an Animal Welfare Act. Help us to get...
View ArticleSave the Goats of Khokana
The Khokana Festival in Nepal is held annually in August. During the festival a young female goat is thrown into a pond where a group of young men attack, bite and tear the goat apart while it is still...
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