On March 26, 2014, a five-metre-long whale shark weighing between three and four tonnes was caught in Balochistan and brought to Karachi Fish Harbour where it was auctioned before being chopped and transported to markets to be used in poultry… Read More »Pakistanis Continue to Kill Whale Sharks
Dogs are not always man’s or a woman’s best friend! Dog bites can produce nasty injuries, especially in young children and babies. As well as the obvious injury caused, dog bites carry an extra risk from infectious diseases. One of… Read More »Handling Dog Bites
More and more dog owners are putting their pet’s health at risk by keeping them shut up or chained all the time. The survey, by UK’s Churchill Pet Insurance found that 14% of dog owners leave their pets shut in one… Read More »Dogs Should Not be Chained
Life with the family dog will give young children hours of loyal companionship, cherished memories, and, in some cases, possibly even better health. A study in the Journal of Pediatrics says that children with a family history of allergies may… Read More »Life with a Dog Can Improve Your Childrens’ Lives
Victims of the surprise attacks limp into one of this city’s biggest public hospitals. Among the hundreds on a recent day were children cornered in their homes, students ambushed on their way to class and old men ambling back from… Read More »Stray Dogs in India
The dog `Faith’ was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 2 legs. He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him. His first owner also did not… Read More »Two-Legged Dog Walks Learnt to Walk Like a Human
In America, MRI has been conducted on the brains of some dogs and the results have confirmed that dogs have the ability to experience positive emotions, like love and attachment. This means that dogs have a level of sentience comparable… Read More »Considering Dogs as Persons
On October 14, 2010, the Punjab Wildlife Department recovered 53 Siberian falcons in Islamabad and arrested a man before he could send the birds to Qatar after catching them from Cholistan. The Wildlife officials said they had received information that… Read More »Trafficking of Falcons
With over 81 per cent decline in shark landing registered since 1999 and lack of a proper mechanism to regulate shark fishing, marine experts feared that the country might get deprived of this marine species in coming years. Some conservationists… Read More »Unregulated Shark Fishing Results in a 81% Decline
As the winter starts in Pakistan, Houbara Bustard, a popular quarry off falconers, starts to arrive in Pakistan from the Central Asian regions. A large number comes from Mongolia, Siberia and Central Asian Republics (CARs) in November and December and… Read More »Time to Stop Hunting Houbara Bustard in Pakistan
