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Animals in Nepal
Farmed Animals Raised for Food
Farmed Animals Raised for Food
Farmed Animals Raised for Food
Nepal is a very rural country, that depends extensively on livestock farming, and raising crops, both for human consumption and to feed animals. Buffaloes, cows, goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry, are just some of the animals raised to feed the growing population in Nepal. Agricultural products in Nepal include rice, vegetables, sugar cane, potatoes, maize, wheat, buffalo milk, milk, fruit, and mangoes/guavas. Domestic livestock, including 17 different species of farmed animals, account for most of the milk and meat production in Nepal. The animals raised include buffalo, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry, among others.Find out more from the attached article. Click on the photo above.
Wildlife in Nepal
Farmed Animals Raised for Food
Farmed Animals Raised for Food
Wildlife in Nepal is under a variety of threats both from global climate change and from conflict with humans living close to national parks and other protected areas where they live. To learn more about human-wildlife conflict in Nepal please take a look at a few of the articles on the Mongabay website link from the photo above. In addition to human-wildlife conflict there are sometimes issues that arise between different species of animal. For example, with climate change, tigers are expanding their range: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/himalayan-catfight-looms-as-tigers-leopards-venture-into-snow-leopard-land/ and there are also issues surrounding the interaction between domestic dogs and wildlife: https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/on-kukur-tihar-growing-calls-to-address-dog-risk-to-wildlife/
Companion Animals
Farmed Animals Raised for Food
Companion Animals
Free-roaming dogs, and to a lesser extent cats, are part of the fabric of Nepal society, but every day they face many challenges while trying to survive on the streets and in communities throughout Nepal. Free-roaming dog means any owned dog or unowned dog that is without direct human supervision or control. Dogs may be "owned" or "unowned". Dogs known as "community dogs" are "quasi-owned" and often are fed by someone or several people in the community. Often the receive food on an irregular basis. Community dogs generally do not receive veterinary care unless they are seriously injured and someone takes responsibility for bringing the dog to see a veterinarian. To learn more about free-roaming dogs in Nepal, including "stray" and "feral" dogs, please click the photo above to go to the following website: www.globalstreetdog.org
Working Animals
Animal Welfare Issues in Nepal
Companion Animals
There are many working animals in Nepal, including yaks living in the high mountains, as well as horses and mules that help to carry supplies and equipment for trekking adventures for the tourist industry. Buffaloes and oxen help farmers plow their fields and pull wagons and to take produce to market. The most overworked animals however, are the donkeys that work in the brick kilns and who live a very hard life, often with very little rest. The good news is that there are organizations, both in Nepal and abroad, working to protect the welfare of the donkeys and other equids in Nepal.
Wildlife Farming in Nepal
Animal Welfare Issues in Nepal
Animal Welfare Issues in Nepal
Wildlife Farming Dynamics by Biraj Shrestha (on Linkedin)
"Wildlife farming is the practice of raising wild animals in an artificial setting - breeding and rearing in controlled environments, similar to animal husbandry. The overall goal of setting wildlife farms is either for business (sale of wildlife and commodities) or for conservation (release offspring in the wild to stabilize depleting population – captive breeding). However, the full spectrum of wildlife farming encapsulates diverse contexts and conflicting interests that are subjected to question the rationality behind whether adopting or rejecting wildlife farms?" See also: https://dialogue.earth/en/nature/wildlife-farming-stirs-controversy-in-nepal/?
Animal Welfare Issues in Nepal
Animal Welfare Issues in Nepal
Animal Welfare Issues in Nepal
The welfare of animals in Nepal is often an afterthought for many people. Tethering of farm animals on very short ropes, street dogs getting hit by vehicles and either injured or killed throughout the country, and the treatment of captive wildlife in zoos or in the tourist industry are all matters of great concern for SAVE-Nepal. There are many organizations both inside Nepal and abroad that are working hard to improve the welfare of Nepal's animals. Animal welfare is a major focus of SAVE-Nepal and we are working to amend existing animal protection laws, and we will help to draft new ones. We will work with our partners to encourage better enforcement of the law.
Captive Wildlife in Zoos in Nepal
National Livestock Welfare Survey (2018)
Captive Wildlife in Zoos in Nepal
Welfare Assessment of Wildlife Animals and Birds in Central Zoo of Kathmandu, Nepal (2007)
Farmed Animal Welfare in Nepal
National Livestock Welfare Survey (2018)
Captive Wildlife in Zoos in Nepal
Animal Welfare Issues Associated with Rearing Dairy Calves in Nepalese Context
National Livestock Welfare Survey (2018)
National Livestock Welfare Survey (2018)
IVSA 2020 interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma-OIE Delegate of Nepal
A Situational Analysis of Livestock Sector in Nepal - Report produced by R.H. Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Chabahil Kathmandu for Animal Nepal
IVSA 2020 interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma-OIE Delegate of Nepal
IVSA 2020 interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma-OIE Delegate of Nepal
IVSA 2020 interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma-OIE Delegate of Nepal
OIE International Standards in the Context of Nepal
SAVE-Nepal In THE News
IVSA 2020 interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma-OIE Delegate of Nepal
SAVE-Nepal YouTube Interviews
Interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma on GALAXY - This Morning - Live In Conversation- Feb. 19, 2023. Le
SAVE-Nepal YouTube Interviews
IVSA 2020 interview with Dr. Banshi Sharma-OIE Delegate of Nepal
SAVE-Nepal YouTube Interviews
Dr. Banshi Sharma talks about the need for an Animal Welfare Act in Nepal and other issues related to the welfare of animals in Nepal. Please check out our YouTube channel for other interviews with experts on animal welfare and the laws that are needed to protect animals in Nepal. https://www.youtube.com/@SAVE-Nepal/videos
Street Dogs in Nepal
Resources about Street Dogs for the Public & Government Leaders in Nepal
Please visit this website to learn all about free-roaming dogs and how to manage their population and eliminate rabies in your community.
Palais Dog Abandonment and Animal Cruelty in Kathmandu Nepal
Many abandoned dogs are believed to have originated from dog breeders, either directly, such as former breeding dogs, or indirectly, such as those who are abandoned family pets with health or behavioral issues. A report prepared by Animal Nepal, one of the leading animal charities in Nepal, concluded that the dog-breeding industry was probably the source of many “breed dogs” living on the streets.
Podcasts from COHRP
One Health GuFF with Dr. Rakesh CHAND
"One Health Guff is a video podcast where we talk about various issues, approaches and ideas regarding veterinary medicine, disease control, public health, wildlife and ecology with the point of view from the One Health Approach in Nepal.
The podcast is hosted by Dr. Rakesh Chand, a veterinarian from Kathmandu. Dr. Chand is the executive director of the Center for One Health Research & Promotion (COHRP) as well as currently a PhD (Veterinary Medicine) student at the University of Cambridge working on his project “One Health Approach towards Rabies Elimination in Nepal”."
Interview with Dr. Hemanta Mishra
Interview with Dr. Hemanta Mishra (Julie Palais)-Interviewer
Author and Advisor to Humane Society International
Author of several books about Wildlife in Nepal
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Animal Welfare in the News in Nepal
Industrial Animal Agriculture in the News
Biratnagar has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in public spaces
Biratnagar has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in public spaces
Biratnagar has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in public spaces
Biratnagar Metropolitan City, has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in open, public spaces in Hatbazar. A monitoring team, along with Animal and Bird branch, has inspected the meat shop of Hatiya Metropolitan City, which is on a campaign to make Biratnagar clean, beautiful, bright, organized and developed, has openly banned the sale of fish meat and slaughtering from April 22. .
Goat Farming in Nepal
Biratnagar has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in public spaces
Biratnagar has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in public spaces
"A Nepali farmer who changed his mind about migrating to Korea, and feels fulfilled raising goats for a living".
“My family sees that I am serious about this work and that it gives me satisfaction. They also see it as commercially viable..I understood that this profession requires a lot of patience along with hard work, so I was not only mentally prepared, I also planned my budget accordingly,” he says."
A family that works together stays together - Nepali Times
Biratnagar has banned the sale and slaughter of fish and meat in public spaces
This Man used his motorcycle to rescue 166 abandoned cows - Good News Network
https://www.nepalitimes.com/multimedia/a-family-that-works-together-stays-together
"Ironically, even while Madan and Pawan have established a thriving dairy business in Nepal, their biggest challenge is to find farm workers, as most young Nepalis in the area have migrated abroad. But the brothers don’t want that problem to get in the way of their expansion plans. Says Pawan, “The next step is to scale the business both in production and distribution.”
This Man used his motorcycle to rescue 166 abandoned cows - Good News Network
This Man used his motorcycle to rescue 166 abandoned cows - Good News Network
This Man used his motorcycle to rescue 166 abandoned cows - Good News Network
"This biker loves cows so much, he has taken it upon himself to rescue cows that have been abandoned on the street – and he does so using his motorcycle.These cows end up on the streets of Nepal after their farmers feel that the animals have outgrown their use – which is why R.B. Neupane has dedicated his life to providing a better life for the livestock.
Neupane has set up a makeshift sanctuary, but cannot afford a truck for transportation. He simply recruits volunteers to rescue the cows and take them to safety on his motorcycle."
Egg farmers want government to support business - Kathmandu Post
This Man used his motorcycle to rescue 166 abandoned cows - Good News Network
Animal Equality Undercover Investigations Exposing what animals endure
"While bird flu remains a threat to the poultry industry, there are various challenges that have been creating difficulties in the business, farmers say. While farmers get a meagre return for their product since middlemen gobble up most of the money, consumers have to pay through their nose.....Traders say they have been asking the government to set up several large-scale cold storage facilities by involving farmers too, but the government has been turning a deaf ear to their concerns."
Animal Equality Undercover Investigations Exposing what animals endure
This Man used his motorcycle to rescue 166 abandoned cows - Good News Network
Animal Equality Undercover Investigations Exposing what animals endure
"Since 2006, Animal Equality has investigated over 817 facilities—mostly industrial farms and slaughterhouses—in 13 countries. Our investigators take significant risks to document what’s going on behind closed doors, oftentimes going undercover and working at farms or slaughterhouses for weeks or even months. Investigative footage has helped us get justice for animals through legal action and criminal charges for abusers, helping enact new laws and pushing for industry policy changes."
Wildlife in the News
Working Animals in the News
