The Indian government may be under fire for things aplenty, but they’re also on fire when it comes to putting down the law for the protection of animals and, especially, wildlife. Barely a week into 2017, the Indian government is on something of a roll what with an initiative to equip cows and buffaloes with unique identification numbers, followed by their latest ban on imports, maybe 2017 will make up for the year 2016 wasn’t. Before you jump to a conclusion, this ban is for the greater good. After being constantly petitioned by animal rights activists, the Indian government has finally decided to put their foot down on the import of exotic animal skins fur real (sorry, but that pun was right there).

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