Scientists Look for Genetic Effects of Radiation in Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs By Emily Anthes March 3, 2023 After the disaster at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, local residents were forced to permanently evacuate, leaving behind their homes and, in some cases, their pets. Concerned that these abandoned animals might spread disease or […]
The first thing you hear after entering the animal sanctuary in Znesinnya Park near the center of Lviv are the dogs. There are scores of them barking and howling, members of a raucous makeshift orchestra sounding out a discordant opera. They are orphans of war, rescued from bombed-out cities or left by refugees who were […]
In 2022, 200,000 cases of dog bites were reported across Sindh. Even though the population of stray dogs has increased alarmingly in the province, this is a country-wide problem. The inability of provincial governments and municipal administrations to devise a strategy to address the issue has led to a dire situation. In flood-affected areas, as […]
ByAwais Anwer Khawaja December 6, 2022 Pakistan has been battered by flash floods that have claimed the lives of nearly 1,500 people and one million animals, including cattle. Between 1999 and 2018, Pakistan ranked as the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change. A low literacy rate has made Pakistani society hostile towards animals and […]
Trophy hunting of Ibex and Urial takes place in December each year and continues until March in the “game reserves” of Sindh.These game reserves are Eri, Sumbak, Surjan and Hothiano. The permits issued for trophy hunting are valid for seven days, but hunting is not allowed in the Kirthar National Park and 33 Sindh Wildlife […]
by Hira Jaleel December 10 marks International Animal Rights Day, an occasion aimed at creating awareness around the plight of animals. There can be little debate about the fact that animals suffer immensely at human hands. Animals are skinned for their furs, hunted for sport, and locked up in cages for the viewing pleasure of […]
The Livestock and Dairy Development Department of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has finalized plans to expand its stray dog neutering program from divisional to district levels across the province. Originally launched as a pilot project in Peshawar in 2020, the initiative aimed to curb the population of stray dogs and mitigate the threat of rabies, a deadly zoonotic […]
Four simple steps to protect millions of stray cats and dogs Did you know that a single female dog can deliver more than a dozen puppies a year, or more than 80 over her lifetime? Female cats are even more prolific in their reproductive capacity, with each intact female cat potentially giving birth to 180 […]
The Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation has devised a project for the breeding and conservation of wild birds, water birds and wild animals, their data collection and mapping through remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) in all the government and private forests as well as the national parks. It will be implemented under […]
Vaccines for rabies are often unavailable in the leading hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s and Peshawar. As per the previous year’s data of Peshawar’s biggest hospitals – namely Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), and Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) – on average more than 200 cases of dog bites are reported monthly. About 3,320 […]