In May 2022, South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Captain (retd) Saqib Zafar sent a report to the chief minister regarding the mauling of a child by stray dogs. The report also held Lodhran District Council Chief Officer responsible for… Read More »Stray Dogs in the Punjab
On May 19, 2022, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) banned the import and export of falcons, while seeking a list of rare breed animals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives temporary permission for import and then they are also exported,… Read More »Export and Import of Rare Breed Animals
Zoo workers give a bath to the elephants at the Karachi Zoo on an extremely hot afternoon in May 2022. A heatwave emergency has been declared in the Ayub National Park zoo because of the unusual rise in temperature in… Read More »How Heat Affects the Animals in the Zoos?
The governmental departments have ignored the impact rampant shifts in the climate will have on the country’s wildlife. Extinctions are becoming normal and where once used to be natural habitats have made way for development projects. Even if the population… Read More »Climate Change and Animals
A lion cub peeks out of a window of a flat in the PECHS area of Karachi. Punjab Wildlife launched a crackdown on those who keep lions and tigers in private homes. A citizen who kept a lion cub in… Read More »Lahore Resident Fined for Keeping Lion as a Pet
Rampant deforestation, an increased usage of harmful pesticides on crops, and a lack of orchards is gradually pushing honey bees towards extinction in the country. Four types of bees are found in Pakistan, as per entomologists, namely Domna, Pahari, Chhoti,… Read More »Honey Bees Facing Threats
In April 2022, in the villages of Banda Peer Khan, Kareem Abad, Maira Batang, Kaloor, Chuntry, Tarhanna, Boji, and Mary Pattyan the standing wheat crops have been destroyed by the wild boars that were coming in flocks and attacking the… Read More »Wild Boars in Abbottabad
In April 2022, a petition was filed in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Khurram Saleem Mirza seeking registration of a case against two locals under murder provisions for poisoning to death a pair of dogs and their… Read More »Section 22-A Criminal Procedure Code Petition Against Killing of Stray Dogs
Fatima Bhutto in April 2022 took to Twitter to condemn the abuse of a donkey by PTI supporters, asserting that the animals are “living creatures” and not “political symbols”. A video of a donkey being abused has been doing the… Read More »Fatima Bhutto Condemns PTI Supporters for Abusing Animals
As a bill to improve animal welfare remains stuck in the Punjab Law Department, the Punjab province’s donkeys, mules, and horses remain subjected to inhumane treatment with no respite in sight. The Animal Welfare Act, which was meant to improve… Read More »
