A gang of 20 poachers with 20 dogs was intercepted by Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) in their attempt to hunt for endangered species in the Margalla Hills National Park According to IWMB officials, more than 20 people entered the… Read More »Hunting in the Margalla Hills with Dogs
by Qalander Memon Recently, Foxie got out of the house and disappeared. Learning of Foxie’s disappearance I was alarmed. He was a white, blue-eyed Persian cat and, therefore, a commodity for most. I volunteered to check at Tollinton Market, Lahore,… Read More »Tollinton Market Lahore: Hell for Animals
A leopard was killed by locals in Haripur’s remote village of Kiyan in June 2022. The wild animal somehow strayed into the low-lying settled area, possibly in search of food before it was gunned down by villagers. The locals claimed… Read More »Haripur Village Kills a Leopard
In May 2022, the KP Wildlife Department has found some contradicting evidences during inquiry in the killing of a bear in retaliation over ‘attack on humans’ at village Kohani of Battagram district. A female bear was killed by residents of… Read More »Poachers behind killing of Female Bear in Battagram
International smugglers working with locals in illegal smuggling On July 29, 20The Abbottabad Wildlife Department on Saturday arrested a gang involved in the illegal smuggling of snake skins in the Shah Maqsood are of Haripur. Sources confirmed that the group… Read More »Snake Skin Smugglers Arrested in Haripur
The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) have rescued five endangered turtles of various species being illegally sold at a pets’ shop in Sector F-10 and safely released the reptile into the Indus River in early August 2022. The IWMB officials… Read More »Endangered Turtles Rescued from a Islamabad Pet Store
Mr Tahir Abbas Supra, Additional Sessions Judge, Islamabad rejected a petition of Prince Yasir Arafat seeking registration of a case against a local veterinarian, Dr Faisal Khan, for allegedly killing his pet dog. According to Mr Arafat, the pet dog… Read More »Additional Sessions Judge Islamabad, Tahir Abbas Supra, Rejects Petition against Vet Dr Faisal
by Satram Sangi The people of Thar have dedicated a graveyard for the rare chinkara deer. They have buried seven deer that had been hunted and slaughtered recently by five hunters in Rangilo, a village a few kilometres off Chelhar,… Read More »A Deer Graveyard in Tharparkar
In late May 2022 , the Wildlife Department Rawalpindi Division arrested 12 men in different parts of the city for selling sanda oil, illegal black partridges and other unlicensed wild animals and birds. They recovered 13 sanda or spiny-tailed lizards,… Read More »Sanda Oil Sellers Caught in Rawalpindi
Pet owners, retailers, veterinarians and importers on May 21, 22 staged a protest in Karachi against the ban on import of pet food, and asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the situation. The protesters gathered outside… Read More »Pet Foods Banned in Pakistan & Then Ban Lifted
