by Faiza Ilyas Animal well-being and welfare, a subject which requires high priority at least at state-run facilities for captive species, has been completely ignored in an ambitious project that the government plans to launch at Safari Park in Karachi.… Read More »Rs 7.7 Billion Karachi’s Safari Park ignores Animal Rights
In the inhospitable and frigid region of the Pakistani north lives the mythical snow leopard. To celebrate the uniqueness of the species and shed light on its declining numbers, Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) on Dec 19, 2018 screened the documentary In… Read More »In Pursuit of Phantom: Snow Leopards in Pakistan
On the pavement near Taxila Chowk, 28-year-old snake charmer Fanous Bhatti flips the lid of a basket, and a snake slowly rises out of it. His spectators are mostly stunned young boys. They clap, and leave coins and small notes… Read More »Thank God that Snake Charmer Say Tradition Losing Ground
For years, the animal rights movement, scorned by both politicians and the public in the land of foie gras, struggled to gain traction in France, Europe’s biggest producer and consumer of red meat, where one billion animals are slaughtered a… Read More »Animal Rights Activists in France
The top drug regulator of Sindh, accepting the request of Pakistan Vulture Restoration Project (PVRP) has slapped restrictions on the use of veterinary drugs that have long term adverse effects on scavengers that eat the carcases of the dead cattle.… Read More »Sindh Government Imposes Restrictions on Diclofenac to Save Vultures
Terming the situation prevailing at Peshawar Zoo “alarming”, an inquiry committee has held the top management of the facility responsible for the death of animals. Following the reports of death of animals and birds in the zoo, the KP government… Read More »Peshawar Zoo Management Held Responsible for Animals’ Death
The animals at Lahore Zoo and Lahore Safari Park have a new best friend; one that takes the form of a block of ice. They cuddle with it, snuggle up to it and even sleep on it; all in the… Read More »Summer for Animals in Lahore is Terrible
The selfie was amazing; the tech savvy monkey a global photo-star. But lensman David Slater, whose camera was borrowed, agreed to donate 25 per cent of proceeds for protecting crested macaques in Indonesia when animal rights group Peta sued for… Read More »Expensive Selfie
David Hu was changing his infant son’s diaper when he got the idea for a study that eventually won him the Ig Nobel prize. No, not the Nobel Prize — the Ig Nobel prize, which bills itself as a reward… Read More »Collector of Dead Animal Stuff
When animals fall victim to unwarranted human intervention and ineptitude, it gives pause for reflection. Almost every week in Pakistan brings to light some distressing cases. Recently, a snow leopard — listed as a ‘vulnerable’ species with a population of… Read More »Abject State of Zoos in Pakistan
