by Faiza Ilyas Out of the 19 pythons handed over to the animal laboratory of the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) almost a year ago by the zoo, only eight have survived at the facility. What had directly or… Read More »11 Pythons Die in DUHS Lab Within a Year
We all should visit the zoos, and highlight the plight of animals there in order to get the living conditions of these animals improved. As a long term measure, awareness about animal rights can be raised in the general public;… Read More »Regularly Visit & Monitor the Zoos
Islamabad’s Development Authority has placed the much awaited remodelling of the Zoo on the back burner after spending over Rs30 million on it. Paucity of funds is again said to be the main reason behind the delay in the project,… Read More »No Funds for the Islamabad Zoo
A number of poor animals are suffering and living in miserable conditions at the Landhi -Korangi Zoo which experts believe needs to be closed down forthwith as a facility to house animals because the government has failed to bring about… Read More »Animals Continue to Suffer at the Landhi Korangi Zoo
Zookeepers around the world, facing limited capacity and pressure to maintain diverse and vibrant collections of endangered species, are often choosing between two controversial methods: birth control and euthanasia. In the United States, the choice is contraception. Chimps take human… Read More »When Babies Don’t Fit Plan, Question for Zoos Is, Now What?
“We as a society have to decide if it is going to be ethically and morally appropriate to simply display animals for entertainment purposes,” said the director of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, part of the National Zoo in Washington.… Read More »American Zoo Problems
Zoos have become akin to death row for these wild animals when the whole idea of setting them up was exactly the opposite. As of 2013, Pakistan has about eight recognised zoological parks but many believe the actual number to… Read More »The Whole Idea of Zoo Itself as a Scientific Institution is Challengeable
In this civilized age, a most vicious and cruel spectacle of blood continues to flourish in Spain and other countries. Bullfighting is barbaric and should have been banned long ago. It is difficult to understand how crowds of people will… Read More »Bull Fighting
You should read this book if you know nothing about birds, and equally, if you marvel at them or enjoy watching them and listening to their calls. Madhaviah Krishnan, one of India’s greatest naturalists, and incontestably our finest nature writer… Read More »Book on Indian Birds by Madhaviah Krishnan
Cats have prowled the streets of Rome since ancient times, more recently finding refuge with an association of volunteers who have lovingly tended to thousands of strays over the years amid the ruins of a site where Brutus is thought… Read More »Shelter for Cats at a Site in Rome Where Brutus Stabbed Caesar
