On the morning of May 7, 2014, at around 3 am, a large-scale bear-baiting event was planned in Pind Dadan Khan, District Jhelum by powerful landlords, Faisal, Sarfraz, and Ataa Bhatti. The event had all the hallmarks of an illegal… Read More »Bear Baiting Aborted in the Punjab
Unlike the working animals, animals that are frequently used in races and other equine sports are relatively better looked after by their masters. Donkeys and horses used in cart races are well fed and are taken to the veterinary doctors… Read More »Animals in Sports in Pakistan
Rescuing animals Pakistan is not an animal-oriented country which is why rescuing animals and providing them with appropriate shelters add to the woes of animals rights’ activists. “When people tell us about an injured animal, we usually request volunteers or private… Read More »Rescuing Animals in Pakistan
Two accidents in south Punjab claimed the lives of nine camels and caused severe injuries to a dozen more on June 11, 2014. In the first incident, four camels were killed and 12 injured when a passenger train slammed into… Read More »Two Accidents in a Day: Nine Camels Killed
WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) and BRC (Bioresource Research Centre) estimate that around 40-45 bears remain in captivity for use in the brutal blood sport of bear baiting. In March 2014, one more of these long-suffering animals… Read More »A New Life For Zorro
I have prepared this Policy for the FC College. Hopefully, it will be adopted by the College. Other institutions should feel free to adopt it by using it, after making the necessary modifications. Anees Jillani Forman… Read More »Draft Policy for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, & Training
Karachi’s zoo is about to lose another one of its Bengal Tigers –– this will be the fourth one. The previous one died in November 2012. All efforts, as the zoo administration puts it, have failed to help recover the ailing… Read More »Karachi Zoo Loses Another Bengal Tiger
by Uzma Khan Whilst issues of animal welfare, particularly that of zoo-housed elephants, prevail in Pakistan, a leading daily English newspaper on April 15, 2014 carried an advertisement to purchase a female elephant for the Bahawalpur Zoo. The advertisement even… Read More »Purchase of an Elephant by Bahawalpur Zoo Violation of World Zoo Conservation Strategy
Despite a ban on the netting and illegal smuggling of endangered species, provincial authorities struggle to check the rise of gecko leopard and pangolin poaching in Khyber Pakhtunkwa and FATA. Small, slimy, and valuable: the leopard gecko and the pangolin… Read More »The Rise of Gecko Leopard And Pangolin Poaching in Khyber Pakhtunkwa
A zoological survey department (ZSD) team tasked with surveying Manchhar Lake found hundreds of migratory birds, some even endangered, slaughtered and their meat being sold at the local markets of nearby towns. It is important to mention here that Dadu… Read More »Endangered Migratory Birds Meat Selling In Markets Near Manchhar
