According to the USDA, the two slaughter plants in Texas killed 49,235 horses in 2003 for human consumption and about 20,000 horses were transported to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. The Humane Society states that (horse) slaughter … is a… Read More »Horse Slaughter in Mexico
The Human Ego & Sex Some Homo Sapiens place a higher value on selfish pleasures rather than show concern for the pain and suffering of others. For example, some Asian cultures beat dogs to death or boil cats alive to… Read More »Beating of Dogs & Boiling of Cats in Asia For Sexual Aphrodisiacs
The arrival of “Chaiter”, a period from mid March to mid April in the Punjabi calendar, known for sprouting flowers and leaves unfortunately is also associated with “dog fights.” Even though animal fighting is prohibited by the law of the… Read More »Dog Fights Continue Unabated in the Chakwal District
By Samantha Strindberg & Fiona Maisels NYT/ March 16, 2013 There is nothing a mother elephant will not do for her infant, but even she cannot protect it from bullets. About a year ago, poachers attacked a family of forest elephants in central… Read More »Slaughter of the African Elephants
by Rina Saeed Khan rinasaeed@gmail.com The PML (N)’s official election symbol (that appeared on the ballot paper) is that of a Bengal Tiger, which are not lions but tigers. The Bengal Tiger is an endangered species with fewer than 2,500… Read More »Mistreatment of Tigers & Lions by the PML-n
Even some supporters do not know what to make of it. PETA, considered by many to be the highest-profile animal rights group in the country, kills an average of about 2,000 dogs and cats each year at its animal shelter… Read More »PETA Killing Dogs & Cats
Criminalizing humans for acts of animal cruelty may not be the ideal solution. It is more a question of taking a stand against the intellectual dishonesty many people have about human violence towards animals. Humans brag that they are the… Read More »Humans Are Violent Towards Animals Due To The Human Ego & Human Anger
While driving in Islamabad, one has be on the lookout for the hordes of wild boars that are freely roaming the roads and greenbelts. They are the most active at night. Where have all these boars come from? Most reside… Read More »Poisoning Wild Boars in Islamabad
It’s quite the norm in Pakistan to come across monkey-trainers putting on a show or hearing about a rooster fight taking place in a certain village, or even going to the beach and witnessing people paying to watch a snake… Read More »Would You Like to Swap Places with the Animal Putting on a Show?
Bolivia has enacted what animal rights activists are calling the world’s first ban on all animals in circuses. Pakistan should do the same. A handful of other countries have banned the use of wild animals in circuses, but the Bolivian… Read More »Use of Animals in Circuses Should be Banned
