\ Visibly enraged by a recent video showing stray dogs being subjected to unimaginable torture such as being shot, poisoned, strangled, and run over, actor Nadia Afgan took to filming a clip on Instagram to animal brutality. Referring to the video that had been sent to her by an animal rescue organisation, the Suno Chanda matriarch began […]
Wild animals in circuses in Pakistan languish in dirty and cramped cages. Though dangerous and predatory animals are being used in the shows, including African lions, no action is been taken by the Punjab Wildlife Department. The Lucky Irani Circus is the most well-known one in the country. Even it keeps rare and exotic animals […]
In April 2024, the Wildlife Combing Operation spearheaded by the Punjab government seized 3,159 protected animals and birds across the Punjab. Under the supervision of Director General Wildlife & Parks Punjab, Mudassir Riaz Malik, the operation led to the challaning of 168 accused, who now face fines totalling Rs 2.5 million. The Wildlife Combing Operation […]
Two wildlife officials have been arrested following the death of a monkey in Vehari in July 2024. The arrests were made after a case was registered at City Vehari police station. As per the Wildlife Department, CCTV footage shows the monkey’s owner, Nasir, taking the monkey alive from the zoo. The department claims Nasir fled […]
Encouraged by the outrage at the chopping off the camel’s leg in Sanghar, a somewhat similar incident emerged involving a donkey whose ears were cut off over a land dispute in Rawalpindi. The incident had occurred on June 4, 2024, but was brought to attention by the donkey owner now. He accused one Arshad Mehmood […]
In another abhorrent cruelty against an animal, a landlord in Sanghar along with six of his minions chopped off a camel’s leg in June 2024. Its crime: foraging into the landlord’s field. The incident occurred on June 14 in the Mundh Jamrao area, where the animal had wandered into an agricultural field. The camel’s entry […]
These two flamingoes were rescued by Game Officer Rashid Ahmed Khan during a raid at the Empress Market. Custody was also taken of 18 wild doves, 20 chakors, eight black and two grey partridges and two baby monkeys. In the wild, it is natural human instinct to fear animals. In Karachi’s wilderness, however, it is […]
Eid Mela at Kala Pul where the Sindh Wildlife Dept conducted a raid to wild animals put on display for tickets. In April 2024, the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) has recovered several wild animals that were being unlawfully used for entertainment purpose at the Eid Mela (fair) near Kala Pul on Korangi Road. A team […]
The deplorable living conditions of a rhinoceros and hippopotamus at Lahore Zoo has triggered a debate about the dearth of facilities at the zoos in Pakistan. There are loopholes and systemic inadequacies of zoos across the country, which are neither able to mimic the natural habitat of the mammals nor provide them with the required […]
Hunting of rare birds continues unabated in the hilly areas of Kohistan Namak in Khushab district despite an official ban on it. Notwithstanding the actions taken by the Anti-Poaching Department, influential poachers had turned a blind eye to the ban and were bent upon exterminating the species of Ariyal and other wildlife. Ariyal is found […]