Mangaluru : The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Monday alleged that Kambala, traditional bull buffalo race held in Coastal Karnataka, involved acts of cruelty on animals which were not anatomically or physiologically suited for racing. The PETA submitted its own investigation report containing videos and photos before the Supreme Court based […]

Mangaluru: People for the Ethical Treatment of animals (PETA) has yet again initiated a legal battle against the traditional sport of Tulunadu by filing an application with the Supreme Court demanding the cancellation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Second Amendment) Act, 2017, which gave opportunity for the conduction of Kambala sport. PETA […]

Mangaluru: The Supreme Court dismissed the PETA’s petition which had questioned the legal validity of the ordinance passed by the state government allowing Kambala. The SC bench comprising Chief Justice, Dipak Misra, Justice A M Khanwilkar, and Justice D Y Chandrachud, dismissed the petition. The state government claimed the plea has become infructous as they […]

Mangaluru: The Supreme Court will hear plea by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against Kambala on February 12. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday agreed to hear the plea by PETA as its lawyer, Arunima Kedia, mentioned the matter for an early […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it would hear after four weeks a plea of an animal rights’ body challenging a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race ‘Kambala’ and bullock cart races in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the fresh plea […]

Mangaluru: The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing plea filed by PETA against holding Kambala by six weeks. The three-judge bench which is hearing the PETA’s petition put off the hearing by six weeks. PETA had filed petition questioning the way in which an ordinance was passed on holding of Kambala. PETA had produced pictures to […]

Mangaluru: The Supreme Court refused to stay order and adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by PETA to ban legislation in Karnataka that permits the bullock race Kambala. The Court issued a notice to the Centre and Karnataka government asking them to appear in the matter on November 13. Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra appeared […]

Mangaluru: Supreme Court adjourned its hearing on Kambala ordinance passed to conduct the sport event in Karnataka earlier this year. Hearing a petition on Saturday filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against Karnataka state government for its Kambala ordinance, a three member Supreme Court bench adjourned its hearing until November 6. […]

Mangaluru : People for the Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA) has said that the organisation will challenge the new Ordinance that allows the conduct of Kambala — slush track buffalo race — in an appropriate court. In a statement here, PETA said that legalising Kambala by the State government is a “bizarre use of power”. […]

Bengaluru/Mangaluru: Bowing to public pressure, a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race “Kambala” and bullock cart races in Karnataka was passed by the state Assembly today with all parties backing the move. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, was amended in its application to Karnataka by the bill which was tabled after the […]