On March 9, 2019, the Punjab Wildlife Department busted a gang involved in illegal trade of selling ‘oil of wild lizard’ in Lahore. In a raid, the officials arrested two accused — Sajjad Ali and Ghulam Sabir — who were… Read More »Sanda Oil Gang Arrested in Lahore
The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has gifted Pakistan 18 big cats. The Al Nakhli Wildlife Centre in Dubai, which houses more than 400 big cats, will donate lions, tigers and other animals to various facilities of… Read More »Why Has UAE PM Gifted 18 Tigers & Cats
They spread their wings and took flight, their silhouettes contrasting against the Karachi’s hazy sky. It was only a moment ago that they were set free from cages which had been their abode for the past few days. Leaving the… Read More »Sparrows are Caged
Assistant Commissioner (AC) Murree Imtiaz Khan was caught poaching migratory wild pigeons along with his 10 friends in mountains near Tanaza Dam in Fatehjang. On a tipoff, Assistant Director Wildlife Mehwish Rauf raided the mountains and found the assistant commissioner… Read More »Murree AC Imtiaz Khan Caught Hunting Pigeons
For some people, particularly those residing in rural belts of Pakistan and some urban localities, cockfighting is a ‘cool’ sport. In fact, it is a ‘cruel sport’ in which roosters are placed in a ring and forced to fight till… Read More »Cockfighting: A Popular & Cruel Activity
by Danish Hyder, Karachi Around 12.20 pm on Feb 13, 2019, I heard a gunshot followed by the sound of a dog whimpering from the direction of Bukhari Commercial in Phase 6, DHA. About 30 seconds later, there was another gunshot,… Read More »Shooting Stray Dogs in Karachi
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is planning to export donkeys in the province to attract annual investment of up to Rs 4.7 million. The plan, however, has triggered alarm among those who use the beast of burden as their primary source of… Read More »KP Government to Export 80,000 Donkeys to China
The hunting season for Ibex concluded on the last day of Dec 2018 with a Pakistani hunter bagging a prized trophy of 45 inch horns. The winter was at its peak, when Maqsood Ali from Swabi climbed up the slopes… Read More »With Hardly Any Animals Left, Hunting Should be Prohibited
Islamabad High Court on March 29, 2019 while hearing a case related to an Asian black bear rescued by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board officials from the custody of a citizen and later shifted to the Islamabad Zoo directed handing… Read More »Bear Rescued in Islamabad & Shifted to Bear Sanctuary
A pet owner, who lost her two-month-old kitten in late 2015 due to alleged negligence of two veterinarians, is still waiting for justice with the court yet to decide the case. Sundas Hoorain had maintained that owing to the ‘negligent’… Read More »Damages Suit against Veterinarian for Killing Cat
