By Jack Nicas/ Oct. 19, 2023 After finishing a surprising first in Argentina’s presidential primaries in August 2023, Javier Milei grabbed a microphone in front of a raucous crowd and thanked Conan, Murray, Milton, Robert and Lucas. “Who else?” he said. “My four-legged children.” Mr.… Read More »Argentina’s Javier Milei & His 5 Cloned Dogs
The Four Paws veterinarians, in collaboration with the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB), conducted veterinary checks on eight Asiatic bears which were rescued from various parts of the Punjab in April 2024. The treatment included castration of male bears, dental… Read More »Foreigners Have to Come to Pakistan to Even Operate on our Animals
Animal cruelty concerns led the City Council to approve the ban, which takes effect in 2022. One chef’s reaction: “What’s next? No more veal?” Animal rights supporters cheered passage of the bill, whose sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, said would end… Read More »Foie Gras, Served in 1,000 Restaurants in New York City, is Banned
A donkey in Karachi was tortured by crowd of political activists who subsequently died. It was a sad reflection on the soul of a society when its greatest targets for causing pain and misery are those who cannot fight back,… Read More »Ideas for Improving the Plight of Animals
Every year, humans inflict tremendous suffering upon other animals. Humans hunt them by the millions, farm them by the billions, and fish them by the trillions. In circuses, zoos, rodeos, puppy mills, fur farms, factory farms, marine parks, and laboratories,… Read More »The Humane Economy by Wayne Pacelle
By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi There is a type of “tourist” who comes to India to steal our treasures. Not the same one who takes away old statues from temples, coins and antiques. This one takes our insects. We have not bothered… Read More »Rise in Smuggling of Insects in India
By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Animal con artists are so sophisticated that they make us look like amateurs. Mimicry – in appearance, scent, sound and behavior (for instance a harmless red milk snake will change its colors to look like a… Read More »Animal Con Artists
By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Twenty five years ago I wrote a quiz book called Wise and Wonderful published by Rupa. The idea was to get people familiar with the millions of wonderful things animals could do. So many years later… Read More »Amazing Abilities of Animals
Think of all the dogs out there: labradors and poodles and labradoodles; huskies and westies and dogues de Bordeaux; pit bulls and spaniels and lovable mutts that go to doggy day care. Add them up, all the pet dogs on the… Read More »Helping the Stray Dogs
Scant attention is paid in Pakistan to subjects like environmental protection, water pricing, minority rights and wildlife conservation and even less to furthering literacy and planned parenthood. Wildlife in Pakistan is being decimated because of two reasons. First, there is… Read More »Former Chief Secretary GB, AJK, NWFP & Sindh Wakes Up After Retirement
