Animal rights activists have urged the Nepali government to stop what they’ve called “an appalling bloodbath” after they claimed thousands of animals were killed as part of a festival held every five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South of the Himalaya, the strip of lowlands along the Nepalese-Indian border is known as the Terai. Here, grasses and forests fed ...

KATHMANDU, July 28 (Reuters) - A temple in southern Nepal known for the mass slaughter of animals at a festival there every five years has indefinitely banned animal sacrifice, India's Humane Society ...

KATHMANDU, NepalKATHMANDU, Nepal — At the stroke of 10 every morning at the only zoo in Nepal, a 41-year-old pelican arrives at the entrance of the animal kitchen, waiting patiently for program ...