The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken up the task of population control of stray dogs in Islamabad in the wake of increasing incidents of dog biting particularly in rural areas. The CDA Chairman Captain (r) Muhammad Usman Younas recently inaugurated the ‘Stray Dogs Population Control Centre’ located on Park Road in the Tarlai area […]
Mr Tahir Abbas Supra, Additional Sessions Judge, Islamabad rejected a petition of Prince Yasir Arafat seeking registration of a case against a local veterinarian, Dr Faisal Khan, for allegedly killing his pet dog. According to Mr Arafat, the pet dog died due to the doctor’s negligence. “The dog had been taken in for an ultrasound […]
In April 2022, a petition was filed in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Khurram Saleem Mirza seeking registration of a case against two locals under murder provisions for poisoning to death a pair of dogs and their six one-month-old pups in the Satellite Town area of Rawalpindi. The court allowed the petition […]
It’s a dog-eat-dog word—some survive the brutal fight heavily wounded, others collapse to the ground as spectators cheer. Be it in grim alleys or in broad day-light at a public fair, hundreds of spectators still gather every week to witness what’s locally called a dangal, in Punjab’s orthodox villages. A form of blood sport where […]
As winter strengthens its grip, stray animals seek shelter for themselves and their offsprings in any nook and cranny they can find – often ending up inside car hoods. Islamabad’s stray cat population is on the rise and with neutering not on the cards, the winter poses challenges for these felines. To combat the cold […]
The Canine Center of Punjab Police Special Branch, the only facility harboring sniffer dogs for explosives detection being run by civilian administration, is in a shambles due to a severe shortage of staff. “The center is being run by only 29% of the total designated number of employees,” shared an officer. Only 74 of the […]
More than 450,000 dogs are expected to be vaccinated and neutered during the campaign The Punjab Government has finally crafted a solution to control the growing population of stray dogs in the province. For the first time in decades, the provincial administration has decided to neuter the free-roaming population of stray dogs instead of killing […]
By Yusra Salim/ April 25, 2021/ Express Tribune In the last few years, the notion of animal rights has gained more traction in Pakistan and people have become more and more vocal about defending their rights. Social media has also given many people the platform to raise awareness about this and gain more and more […]
A Stray dog’s life is nasty, brutish and short. To counter the growing incidence of dog bites and thus quell public outrage, the Sindh government directed the municipal authorities to revive a campaign to cull stray dogs in September 2019. The order followed the death of child in Larkana who had contracted rabies from an […]