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
It has been four months since Muhammad Younas bought his monkey from Empress Market Karachi but the training is taking its toll on his monthly income. Younas, 55, and his monkey are a regular fixture on the curb across McDonald’s… Read More »Act of Enslaving Monkeys & Making Them Perform For Money is Inhumane
Across Pakistan, we can see dogs with gaping head wounds inflicted by people who consider it normal behavior to stone feral canines. Donkeys and other beasts of burden are beaten mercilessly, and even pet animals are sometimes subjected to the… Read More »Cruelty Towards Animals is Common in Pakistan
If you can stand the stench, the animal stalls in Empress Market at Karachi are worth a visit, if only to get an insight into the sad lives of the animals that end up here. You will find every conceivable… Read More »Poor Malnourished Animals Continue to Be Sold at the Empress Market in Karachi
Many Pakistani people are now entertained by the ‘dancing bears’ show. Bears, kept in heavy chains, are forced to perform circus-like degrading tricks on the streets, as people tune in and pay to see this heartless show. What people do… Read More »The Plight of Dancing Bears
Run awareness programs to educate the public about bear rights. Initiate education and awareness projects for school children. Create awareness amongst the public and the tourists not to encourage bear dancing and watch such shows. Ask the law enforcement officials… Read More »What Can Be Done to Stop Cruelty to Dancing Bears?
Swiss animal rights lawyer, Antoine Goetschel, recently made international news when he defended a dead pike in a case of cruelty by a local fisherman who was overheard boasting about landing the fish after a ten minute long struggle. The… Read More »History of Animal Rights in Pakistan
Holmes points out that even though humans are covered in hair follicles–we have more of them than chimpanzees do–most of our fur grows in an “extravagant topknot” on our heads. In the context of the wider animal kingdom, this is a… Read More »The Well-Dressed Ape and Animals Make Us Human
Its motto: `The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.’ Mahatma Gandhi All animals have the right to enjoy five basic freedoms: Freedom from hunger, thirst and malnutrition Freedom… Read More »PAWS
When we, as citizens, seek protection for something, we turn to our governments and our systems of law. However, if you live in Pakistan, it seems that you are quite out of luck. Often government employees are the ones found… Read More »Government Servants Themselves Hunting the Animals
