It’s quite the norm in Pakistan to come across monkey-trainers putting on a show or hearing about a rooster fight taking place in a certain village, or even going to the beach and witnessing people paying to watch a snake… Read More »Would You Like to Swap Places with the Animal Putting on a Show?
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?
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?
