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
Animals are the greatest gift and asset to mankind, as they never cheat or hurt us, and never give up on us. Whether it chirps or meows, brays or barks you know for a fact, every sound drips with adoration.… Read More »You Cannot Be Good to Fellow Animals Unless You Respect the Lives of Animals
California in the recent US Elections approved Proposition 2, otherwise known as the Standards for Confining Farm Animals Initiative, by a 63% majority. This initiative requires that by 2015, egg-laying chickens, veal calves and pregnant pigs will have to be… Read More »Do the Animals Only in the West Have Rights?
by Syed Rizvi October has special relevance to the subject of Animal Rights because of a number of events and anniversaries that take place this month. On October 4, people around the world celebrate the feast day of Saint Francis of… Read More »God’s Love For Animals is No Less Than it Is For Humans
Four Saker Falcons were recovered by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Wildlife Department from a man attempting to smuggle them to Karachi in a passenger coach on Kohat Road near Badhaber. Sub-divisional Forest Officer (SDFO) Wildlife Sardar Ali said they had received… Read More »Four Saker Falcons Recovered & Released in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dr Abdus SalamKhan, FACP, Director of the Emergency Department. Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad in Pakistan says that as emergency room physicians we come across patients who are faced with death and need our help to fight this battle. Most of them… Read More »Rabies & Stray Dogs
The hunting season of Russian turtle doves has started in the upper valleys of Chitral where the wildlife department is unmoved to the ruthless killing of the migratory birds. A community conservation worker from Terich valley, Hashim Baig, said although… Read More »Russian Turtle Doves in Chitral
