When Ed Kostro and his rescue teammate Katie first heard reports of a Border Collie at a 24-hour hot dog stand, they hoped for a fairly rapid rescue. But what happens when the dog you’re saving seems to dematerialize every time… Read More »Rescuing a Stray Dog
Invisible Helpers in Pakistan by D. Valette, Invisible Helpers: Women’s views on the contributions of working donkeys, horses and mules to their lives, The Brooke, 2014. Poverty is widespread in Pakistan and is particularly predominant in rural areas. As many… Read More »Improving Animal Conditions Can Alleviate Poverty
Two ostriches were crushed as a protocol squad for President Mamnoon Hussain drove into the state guesthouse in Karachi in July 2014. While one died on the spot, the other ostrich has been left on the premises of the guesthouse… Read More »President Mamnoon’s Squad Kills One Ostrich, Injures Another
Water birds, turtles and crocodiles at the Karachi Zoo have not been properly fed for the past few months apparently because the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has not paid dues to contractors despite earning millions of rupees every year from… Read More »Animals at the Karachi Zoo Suffering From Lack of Food
If you simply top off your pet’s water dish, you could be creating a monster that will attack your pet from the inside out. Many of us are guilty of simply refilling the water bowl when it gets close to… Read More »Choosing the Right Bowl for Your Pet
The video lasts all of 12 seconds: A stray cat — after being lured by a young man’s outstretched hand — is suddenly and violently kicked, its body propelled through the air, clearing a small fence and landing about 20 feet… Read More »Jailed for Kicking a Cat
Pope Francis has endeared himself to dog lovers, animal rights activists and vegans. During a weekly general audience at the Vatican in November 2014, the pope, speaking of the afterlife, appeared to suggest that animals could go to heaven, asserting,… Read More »Pope Decides That Animals Have a Soul
The bill originally prepared in 2007 is likely to sail through the house in the coming sessions. The provincial cabinet had approved it on October 3, 2014. The bill was vetted by the law department was first approved by the… Read More »At Long Last, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife & Biodiversity Bill is Set For Passage
On January 5, 2015, at around midday, the Sindh Wildlife Department intercepted a bear baiting event involving seven bears near the Noor Pir Shrine in Taluka Dharki in District Ghotki. Three bears were rescued while four were taken away by… Read More »Bear Baiting Continues in Sindh; Ghotki Event Intercepted
