On the pavement near Taxila Chowk, 28-year-old snake charmer Fanous Bhatti flips the lid of a basket, and a snake slowly rises out of it. His spectators are mostly stunned young boys. They clap, and leave coins and small notes… Read More »Thank God that Snake Charmer Say Tradition Losing Ground
Terming the situation prevailing at Peshawar Zoo “alarming”, an inquiry committee has held the top management of the facility responsible for the death of animals. Following the reports of death of animals and birds in the zoo, the KP government… Read More »Peshawar Zoo Management Held Responsible for Animals’ Death
When animals fall victim to unwarranted human intervention and ineptitude, it gives pause for reflection. Almost every week in Pakistan brings to light some distressing cases. Recently, a snow leopard — listed as a ‘vulnerable’ species with a population of… Read More »Abject State of Zoos in Pakistan
On Dec 2, 2016, CDA Wildlife officials confiscated a seven-month-old bear cub that was apparently on sale at the National Science Fair. Among the 150 stalls set up at the fair, the pavilion of Dr Rana’s Clinic was the centre… Read More »A Seven-Month-Old Bear Cub for Sale in Islamabad
A Bangladeshi security guard was handed a jail sentence on May 10, 2018 in Dhaka for burying alive two dogs and their 14 puppies, in what activists hailed as the country’s first ever animal cruelty conviction. Mohammad Siddique, who buried… Read More »Burying Alive Two Dogs & Their 14 Puppies
Sana Raja is a yoga instructor at the women training centre of the Social Welfare Department. Her love for animals, however, led her to do a two-year veterinary course at the Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University. She now treats… Read More »Yoga Instructor Loves Animals
Early Monday morning, animal rescue team Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF) was handed a donkey brutally beaten, wincing in pain and shaken by trauma. The NGO took the donkey in and shared images on social media of the torture inflicted upon… Read More »A Donkey Beaten to Death by PTI Supporters in Karachi
by Faiza Ilyas A critically endangered giant sawfish — a species whose fishing is banned under a Sindh government notification — was caught by fishermen at the mouth of the Indus river and later sold off in Ibrahim Hyderi, World… Read More »An Endangered Giant Sawfish Killed in Karachi
Certain people in my household — and I’m not naming names — have been waging a stealth and coordinated campaign to get a dog. One of them might drop subtle hints when we pass a particularly cute poodle in the… Read More »The Dog is in Charge
The United Nations on May 25, 2016 launched the #WildforLife campaign against illegal trade in wildlife, warning that such trade is pushing species to the brink of extinction, robbing countries of their natural heritage and profiting international criminal networks. Each… Read More »#WildforLife Campaign Against illegal Trade in Wildlife
